judyanne

May 16, 2012 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Halted Again

At times things seem so convoluted
that my mind has wound the circuit
twice, before it's even entered
through the thought's front door

and words pour out in raging passion
all denying form or fashion
over paper pencil flashing
inspiration madly scores

Then sitting back, the write to mull on
mind now blank, the ideas all gone
poor formed symbols, woebegone
I understand one word in four

Again it's happened - that thing hated -
and I'm feeling very jaded
Thought I had them - now they’re faded -
answers to Life, God and All

About This Poem

Style/Type: Structured: Western

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Western Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Favourite poets? So many, so varied. I like particular songs, not necessarily the singer... and the same goes for poetry. I can honestly say though, that Alfred Noyes' The Highwayman was what inspired my love of poetry - my mother began reading it to me when I was still a baby, and it became my favourite bedtime story

Comments

themoonman

13 years 2 months ago

Judy,

Sitting side by side with this one, ankle-locked,
double woebegoned, searching for the way to say
what I knew last night ...

judyanne

13 years 2 months ago

thanks richard

for the read
lol - it is such a truth i can't read my writing wometimes
when i was at uni i'd take notes, but by the time i got them home i couldn't decipher my hurried writing
i was lucky though - for no matter how bad it was, my younger son could always read it - funny that

when i dont have the computer available and i get inspiration i invariably lose a lot it it to another language

and often with my better writes, the first inspiration comes with pen and paper before it is transferred for editing to the computer

but this was just a bit of fun having a go at my writing
especially when i'm in a hurry to get things down

love judy
xxx

Ian.T

13 years 2 months ago

Judy

Good tiny rant at words that float by and are lost forever.
They are many and even though lost the new ones will be better.
Many a time I think of an Idea for a write and then it sinks away into other things never to return, maybe we send them out to someone else, or they are from someone else..
I use notebook a lot just type the words there and save to file on desktop that says "Words To Use" or something like that.
I can't remember the last time I sat and wrote a piece of work, most times I just type them out and edit as little as poss and post.
Not sure if there is a form in this piece but the message is good,
Yours Ian.T

judyanne

13 years 2 months ago

thanks ian

many of my writes come through pen and paper
it is only once they are established that they go to the computer for editing

i think it has something to do with my needing to 'feel' the words
hard to explain

but this was just meant as a bit of a fun poke at my writing legibility
love judy
xxxx

Candlewitch

13 years 2 months ago

Dear Judy,

I enjoyed this write. It reminded me of the times I get inspiration for a poem in the middle of the night. Usually while I am sleepy... a possible poem wakes me up. That is when I only have my bedside tablet and pencil on hand. My handwriting is atrocious and so is my spelling. Then in the morning I get to decipher my chicken scratch writing and transfer them to the computer.

Then sitting back, the write to mull on
mind now blank, the ideas all gone
poor formed symbols, woebegone
I understand one word in four

thanks for this!
always, Cat

judyanne

13 years 1 month ago

lol cat

so many funny stories i've heard about people not being able to read their own writing - i could write a book :)

and it's worse for me as my real inspirations come through a pen first

lol
thanks for the great comments
love judy
xxx

judyanne

13 years 1 month ago

oh wow lonnie

what can i say to that?
poe?
oh wow
thank you
love and hugs
judy
xxx

loved

13 years 1 month ago

commonest names here

Judy
Cat
Stan
and
Ian
at times the follower
LOVED .
FREE WORSE...
Sorry
VERSE

judyanne

13 years 1 month ago

hi loved

thank you
but we are anything but common lol
love judy
xxx

loved

13 years 1 month ago

Common in the sense mostly on board

not as simple ones
but noteworthy
of poetic assurance ,
for others to mutually
ascribe and subscribe views ....with inordinate passion ...
as we comment unbiased ,
with freedom to assure the readers
that they are worthy of the salt
they sprinkle in the memorable wordiness of poetry
we may call verse,
if not what i said ....worse.

raj

13 years 1 month ago

Hi Judyanne

for me the most effective of all lines were

Thought I had them - now they’re faded -
answers to Life, God and All

this captures the essence so beautifully that it made me "Ahhhhhhhh"...

much love n hugz...

judyanne

13 years 1 month ago

thank you very much raj

for the great comments
i really appreciate knowing where the write worked for you
love judy
xxxx