Exceptional I'm a champion ''not quiter''... Famous for nothing at all by Wendy G      About Nothing at All Contest Winner

The instruction was to have fun, and write about "nothing at all"! I am famous for … nothing, nothing at all. I never quite master anything … so I am a "not quiter".   I went one day to an art show Saw abstract art, but do you know … Saw four large paintings – white as snow, Framed, and with a high price below … Cost a fortune, some clever twit Painted "Shades of White", charged for it! I could have done that but didn't dare -  I thought at art I was "not quite" there! A clever ploy for him to get rich Praised himself – with a great sales pitch I "didn't quite" think in time For fame and fortune to be mine! I can't paint much, so mine has to be Abstract, child-like – with simplicity … I'm afraid at art I'm just a "not-quiter" Same title I'm given as a writer.  ********************************* I wanted to be a famous writer  But again I fear I'm a "not-quiter" People "maybe" or "might" give a "six" – But only if certain things I fix … "It's not quite right" is in my head And such words as these I really dread Others think of clever things to say I just stumble on, in my own way! Never quite say stuff with eloquence I'm a "not-quiter" – that's my defence! That's all I'll ever be famous for ... My words are okay but not much more   Yes, other things in life I've done Enjoyed them all but mastered none I dare not ask, "Am I there yet? For this "not-quiter" cannot get First place in any race of life … Just ties me up in mental strife! So I think "Well, at least I tried …" And I really have enjoyed the ride. Are there other "not quiters" anywhere? Not quite the best, but do we care? "Not quite" is an okay place to rest 'Cause we do keep trying to be our best.   Writing Prompt Whatever you write, make it "about nothing at all." Have fun. Write whatever, be it 3-4-5-7 lines or a poem. Short stories around 300 words. Rhyme or free verse. Have fun. About Nothing at All Contest Winner Recognized Author Notes Being "not quite" good enough to be the best is okay. That's what I tell myself anyway. I might be famous for "nothing at all" - but I am a champion "not quiter"! And being a champion "not-quiter" I never quite master the intricacies of metre, so don't worry about metre in my poem! Any metre mistakes are (probably) intentional! I went to an art show, and crowds were standing in front of four large paintings on a huge display wall. These looked like blank canvases, but presumably had been painted with shades of white. There was â??nothing at allâ?? on them, it seemed. They were extremely expensive. Somebody had the idea of "How to get rich quick". Gullible onlookers nodded wisely as the artist promoted the abstract thinking behind the concept and asked for deep reflection about the enormous value of his avant-garde work. He only needed to be first to think of such an audacious idea! I was "not quite" as smart as he was! I didn't think of doing such a thing.

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