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Writer's Block Near Midnight
Eleven fifty-two
and my brain
stared at the sleepy
white space
while the blinking
cursor on the screen
tormented me
as if to say,
"Go
l
to
l
bed."
***
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Free verse
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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Tried a bit of visual poetry by placing an imagined blinking cursor, l , between its supposed words. Dunno...
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I tend to read Ted Kooser, Jim Harrison, Paul Simon, Robert Frost. I like minimalist poetry, and poems reflecting on nature and Mother Earth.
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Jackweb
Thu, 2023-01-05 03:08
Believe me
Inspiration is an emotional torment. I'm sure of your restiveness! Nothing more than to lay your beautiful eggs on paper. Simple yet a lot said here.
Favorite lines: '
while the blinking
cursor on the screen
tormented me' - Excellent imagery!
.
"By virtue of creativity, my literary genre is poetry".
~Jackweb
Lavender
Thu, 2023-01-05 08:33
Hi, Jackweb,
Thank you for reading! This was meant to feel light with hopefully a touch of humor as I tried to visually describe the words of the blinking cursor.
Thanks, again!
L
author commentCandlewitch
Thu, 2023-01-05 08:44
dear Lavender,
I've been there, too, lol. I liked it and could relate. I find the real problem is after I get to bed... cannot shut down the cursor in my mind.
*hugs, Cat
*
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And responds, please be courteous
And reply in kind, thanks.
Lavender
Thu, 2023-01-05 09:56
Hi, Cat,
The cursor in the mind - perfect description! Thank you for reading this little ditty.
L
author commentRula
Thu, 2023-01-05 14:23
Dearest Lavender
A delightful read. It's almost same time here and I don't really wish "the cursor on screen" thing to visit me though it often does :)
Thanks for the smile.
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Lavender
Thu, 2023-01-05 15:29
Hello, Rula!
Thank you so much for reading. The curse of the blinking cursor...
L
author commentRoseBlack
Sat, 2023-01-07 11:42
If this doesn't sound like me
Every night I am telling myself to go to bed and every night I am still scrolling my phone at dark thirty in the morning. A wonderful, simple write and great use of imagery.
~RoseBlack~
Lavender
Sat, 2023-01-07 12:54
Hello, Carrie,
Yes, sometimes the poem is on the tip of my fingers, but just not ready to pour itself out and I'll sit and stare at that darn blinking cursor :)
Thank you for reading!
L
author commentRoseBlack
Sat, 2023-01-07 13:22
:)
I know that feeling as well! Then all of a sudden, it just seems to flow.
~RoseBlack~
lovedly
Sat, 2023-01-07 12:00
Lav
nicee feelings happen to all who at this time with sleeping are faulting
ok goodnight we sleep...
Lavender
Sat, 2023-01-07 12:56
Hello, Lovedly,
That's true!
Thank you!
Lav
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