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scribbler
Mar 20, 2016 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

INVISIBLE INK NIGHT

Sitting in the dark of night
floor lamp glowing near my shoulder
pen is poised prepared to write.
Time tics...night just gets older.

Ideas flit through empty head.
I've written of them all before
deepwoods dawn, an old homestead,
spring time chores, recluse's door.

Lined pages refuse to fill
and stare back at my tired eyes
while my pen hand remains still.
"Inspire me!" my muse cries.

The ceiling fan spins slowly on
and the house declines to creak.
Before long it will be dawn.
Tonight no ink will flow or leak.

So I set my gear aside
then arise from my leather chair
and go to join my sleeping bride.
Someone, I'm sure, writes on somewhere.

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: South Carolina, United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Frost, Burns, Longfellow, Poe, and Johnson. I guess you've noticed these are all past masters. Other than folks on site I don't read any contemporary poets .

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alidzain

alidzain

9 years 4 months ago

Stan

first time I see you write about writer's block.hmmmm.Not bad.

Alid

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scribbler

9 years 4 months ago

Hi Alid

i think this might be my 2nd or 3rd poem I wrote about not being able to write lol. Thanks for the visit......stan

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raj

9 years 4 months ago

Hi Stan

It took you 5 stanzas to get to your bride..lol..fun apart great imagery of dealing with writer's block..

Regards,

S

scribbler

9 years 4 months ago

hello raj

When one becomes decrepit it takes a bit longer to get to things lmao. Good to have you drop in.......stan

Rula

Rula

9 years 4 months ago

you don't me

to tell you that you are really talented even when you have writer's block
Awesome!

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scribbler

9 years 4 months ago

Hi Rula

Thank you. i guess some people will write about Anything....even having nothing to write about lol.......stan

Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

9 years 4 months ago

Nice

Sometimes writing about nothing is some of the best writes

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scribbler

9 years 3 months ago

lol

There is usually a lot of nothing in my hollow head lol......stan

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scribbler

9 years 3 months ago

Hi loved

Sometimes I feel like I'm old as dirt lol. And it's the INK which doesn't flow or leak not other fluids lol.......stan

lovedly

lovedly

9 years 3 months ago

o ur a S P O R T

IZ STAN
Humour is the only way
I control my tumour
else I would have given way
long since passed
all docs say