Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Writer's Block


Empty mind

Naked limb

Creative light

A little dim...


Blank page

Looking on

Wooden hand

Muse gone...


Dark clouds

Release rain

Jumbled words

Scattered train...


Clearing skies

Colors bright,

Gripping pen

Love’s delight...


Blood flowing

Flesh reborn

Thoughts turning

Quiet morn...


Wood broken

Shattered dry

Flow returns

By and by.


© 2010 ALT



This is another Magpie Tale; a creative writing challenge.


(got a chuckle reading the comments @ Magpie Tales on this one...

glad I wasn't the only one whose mind was blank ...initially ;-) )


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14 comments:

  1. Ronda LaveenTuesday, March 16, 2010

    HA! I'm always ready the little print before the big. I was going to comment that this sounds exactly like writer's block and then saw the title. Great job.

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  2. margaretTuesday, March 16, 2010

    And you turned writer's block into amazing writing. Most of us go and clean the cooker :)

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  3. Tess KincaidTuesday, March 16, 2010

    Brilliant take on this prompt! I love it. LOVE it!!

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  4. Vicki LaneTuesday, March 16, 2010

    Well done! Writer's block can be tough -- but you persevered!

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  5. Jan of Thousand AcresTuesday, March 16, 2010

    Splendid! I thoroughly enjoyed your poem.

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  6. Brian MillerTuesday, March 16, 2010

    there is a nice cadence to this as you progress from nothing to definitely something...nicely done magpie!

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  7. Pete GouldingTuesday, March 16, 2010

    Ah, couldn't get inspiration from the prompt, so write about struggling with the Muse!! I did the same thing! But yours is better!

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  8. robkistnerTuesday, March 16, 2010

    Enjoyed this , thank you for sharing…
    …rob
    Image & Verse

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  9. R. Burnett BakerTuesday, March 16, 2010

    VERY clever way to tie the title into the photo and represent your initial "block". But you weren't blocked at all!! Great representation!

    Thanks for visiting me!

    Rick

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  10. steviewrenTuesday, March 16, 2010

    Lovely the way you handed writer's block the door!

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  11. KatherineTuesday, March 16, 2010

    Very clever writing!

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  12. Enchanted OakTuesday, March 16, 2010

    This is a really good poem and a fun reply to the prompt. Thank you for your kind comments on my blog today. I appreciate your visit. Glad to have met you, Amy!

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  13. christineWednesday, March 17, 2010

    Very clever and a twist that I would never have thought of.

    Christine

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  14. TeriFriday, March 19, 2010

    I love this! Great job. Sometimes Willow gives us some pretty tough prompts, doesn't she! I love the way that you tell a story with very few words. They convey the point so succinctly and yet it doesn't take many words to get the point across. Bravo!

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