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my muse is hard to capture
though I do try each day
just goes so fast
I turn around
it’s past me in a blur
leaving little inspiration
each day becomes each night
here I sit in the wee hours
while the sane sleep
steeped in contradiction
thoughts vague
filled with doubt
words tossed about the unyielding page
I start then stop
I write then not
caught mercilessly unclear
in terminal hesitation
in quiet rage
fickle muse – please…
a spark to light this dark
that grips me like a cage
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rob kistner © 2010
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Can’t sleep because thoughts are racing through our minds, but can we put any of them to paper…? I know this feeling well.
I try, when I’m having difficulty this way, to just forget all about it – do something distracting – and eventually that muse returns.
We’ve all been there Rob. Nice work with the prompt. I love your presentation too. Wonderful!
Muse in hesitation?
have u read my mind…? as if i am the one here….writer’s block, is it?
we oftentimes suffer like this…tis part of our life as writers…:)
lovely poem!
Know the feeling!
Oh, how I relate to your words…so beautifully put!
Love this poem; I think we can all relate to it…thanks to how perfectly you expressed this feeling. By the way, gorgeous website.
fantastic artwork. I am so glad I got to stop by for a visit.
I enjoyed reading this. Even I’ve felt this way many times. There are many bloggers who write everyday and I always wonder how they do it.
I love your blog. Your collages and artwork are marvelous.
Hi Rob,
I found your blog via Tara and her “networked blogs.” I love what you have in here. I have never seen the multimedia thing before with someone reading their poetry. It gives great texture and you have the right kind of voice for reading.
Diane
I particularly liked “while the sane sleep” and your ending gripped ME like a cage!
Thanks for your kind words on my piece today. xx
I think all writers recognize something of themselves in this poem, Rob.
Thank you for coming to my blog this morning and leaving your very kind and generous comment. It’s been said that writers have to be their own judges and critics but it sure is wonderful when someone else comments on the work we do.
photo is believeable…hands and eyes i’ve always found intriguing….a mirrior of your mind….
I really wish I didn’t know what this felt like. More days than not, I have to pry words one at a time from brain to page. Why does it have to be so hard?
You’ve done an excellent job of describing the writers daily battle.
Like the photo collage. Effective.
How familiar this blind flight!
“While the sane sleep, steeped in contradiction” very memorable quote. Love the way the muse is fleeting, like a nymph-spirit; not contained. Always that contradiction exists; want and need. Wants to write; needs to sleep. Good night sweet muse!