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The pencil broke.
Lead that flowed o’er pages
Snapped.
All work stopped.
Grey dust swept aside
Smudged.
The keyboard clogged.
Nonsense fonts
Defaulted.
The muse de-camped.
Words that came so easily
Dammed.
Somewhere deep a new muse sleeps
Dreams prodigiously-
The cosmic soup of words
Bubble and stew-
I wait for mine to break the surface.
Images form behind the eyes
That Jungian mosaic swirls
Colorful and kaleidoscopic-
I open eyes that blur to reality.
Time and time will bring it back.
Time and time …
... shared with other writers at Poetry Jam
Ahhhh, I hate it when something messes up the flow of writing! Occassionally time has brought interrupted thoughts back to me but most times it hasn't.
ReplyDeleteSmiled at the pencil breaking and the keyboard getting clogged. Ha, we find lots of reasons why our muse is still, don't we? Thankfully, despite all, the 'cosmic soup' eventually finds a way to emerge with new thoughts. And yes, sometimes it does take a bit of time!
ReplyDeleteMy muse often seem absent these days for some reason but time usually does bring inspiration back! Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeletetime and writing...even if it is crap....you exercise, doodle, scribble and it will flow again....
ReplyDeleteThere are days like that when everything seems to conspire to prevent us from writing. And then, just as mysteriously, with time the flow of words comes back.
ReplyDeleteAn awesome layered, nuanced extended metaphor. Wonderful writing, Susan!
ReplyDeleteOh, this poem SO describes the plight of the writer ...
ReplyDelete"The cosmic soup of words / Bubble and stew-"....love the lines...
ReplyDeleteYou can write about anything,the more mundane the better.Good to see you back again!
ReplyDeleteMore words will brew and nurish soon....just keep stirring the pot....love this Susan. :-)
ReplyDeleteBlurred reality - i like that sometimes the breaking gives rise to unexpected opportunities - Really nicely done.
ReplyDeleteBroken pencil and keyboard clogged! One sometimes find things do not work out in front of the screen. A little respite, time out for coffee might do the trick. It works! Wonderful lines Susan!
ReplyDeleteHank