Words Were Here
a single sentence squandered
between two beleaguered
surveyors
surveyors
words were there
as a beginning
nothing remains
this poem was an accomplice
words were here
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I still got nothing. Wise words were sent to me, to be still, let it be and if you breathe, it'll come - the story for 'Burden'. I agree. I'm trying to be patient because my fingers are itchy and I'm busting at the seams but it's just not right yet. So, a little esoteric poem like this one will have to suffice. Maybe I need to get cracking and start doing the daily writing prompts again. Yes? Maybe this weekend since I have no large plans, I can swipe all the junk off my writing desk at home, set up a new playlist and work some things out. Maybe if I throw my headphones on, get lost in the music and in thought, something will come. It certainly helps. I think I need to rearrange my desk too, perform a little Feng Shui, an exorcism perhaps, buy a few new candles or re-arrange my photographs. Ooo, maybe add to my rock wall. I do have a few items accumulated, a poster, some ticket stubs and a snapshot.
I'm rambling here but my fingers are moving, I'll keep on keeping on and go easy in the meantime.
Thank God it's Friday, the side of my brain I exercise passionately has been very lazy.
In propinquity,
Nic
How did you do on the weekend, Bean? I was going to recommend that you let the prose rest for a bit and focus on your poetry, it being your strength, but I forgot how well you were doing with the daily writing prompts. Some of the pieces you posted were glorious! Little bites of prose, lol.
ReplyDeleteI fear, however, that you may be falling victim to the daily grind. More on that in a "real" letter, but you're starting to sound like I have felt for years since the real world began to encroach upon my creative one. Time off becomes more precious because the 9 to 5 robs your soul. Time off to write becomes rarer still, since there is more to life than creativity - friends, family obligations, laundry, downtime like shopping and movies ... This is getting longer than your post, so enough already. When I figure out the answer myself, I'll let you know. Just know that you are not alone. You're not a fraud, either. You CAN write prose, you DO write believable characters and you ARE a writer. Poet first, maybe, but everything else second.
I axed 'Burden' for now. As my friend pointed out, the title is highly ironic since the story has been cumbersome and I am blocked. The good news is, I've started pecking at something else that was inspired by the Giller Prize win. From an article I read. I'm doing it as an exercise to get back to being a writing machine.
DeleteThank you for having such faith in moi, your reply, which was almost longer than my entry, means a lot to me.
xo
It's worth what you paid for it, Beanie. I'm glad you're working on something else, though. As long as you're writing something, yes?
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