lines written inside a gift and then forgotten

This is a camera.
Use it to capture the wide sweeping landscapes and close-ups of glittering trash in a gutter, the laugh-wrinkles on an old lady's face, and a sweaty, adolescent embrace.
Sow a garden in the mind of your reader, of ideas to burst into fruition.
But write always with an old-fashioned fountain pen. It's the secret to really good writing. Something about the ink flowing with your creative powers. The closest thing to goose-quill.