Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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Writing


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DRY SPELLS
sometimes
there is sunshine, bright as ever;
there are bird songs, chirpy as ever;
there are honks of horns,
and cobs of corn,
mouse clicks, and words, words, words
yet i claim nought;
i'm in the desert, a being,
as arid as fallow sand;
with narry a word,
so i write nought.
sitting, lying, standing;
there, in an abyss of mind,
think....ing.
© gillena cox



written in response to the prompt at Poetry Jam "Writing"

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24 comments:

  1. alan1704January 21, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    Sometimes inspiration is a million miles away sometimes it is next to you, You make this come alive.

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  2. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2015 at 7:25 AM

    Thanks Alan

    much love...

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  3. MaryJanuary 21, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    Yes, the feeling of being in the ariid desert sometimes, I definitely understand! The bird songs are all around, but hard to find the words to write while 'think...ing.' This poem is one of my favorites of yours, Gillena.

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  4. Brian MillerJanuary 21, 2015 at 8:01 AM

    those are the moments when you need to write anyway....even if it is not good....so you can prime the pump....and who knows maybe some day you will use just a phrase that you wrote during that time....I have been there...

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyJanuary 21, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    "I'm in the desert, a being as arid as fallow sand...." wonderful!

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  6. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Mary

    much love...

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  7. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2015 at 1:28 PM

    Thanks Brian happy you dropped in

    much love...

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  8. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Sherry

    much love...

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  9. GabriellaJanuary 21, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    This sounds so true to life, Gillena. Sometimes all seems to be there for great words and yet we feel dry and produce very little.

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  10. UnknownJanuary 21, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    I can't say that I've every come up short and dry on writing something, but I can relate with you on the idea that it can be hard to come up with something to write. I just take it with a grain of sand most of the time because there is always something to write about if someone is willing to search long and hard enough.

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  11. PeggyJanuary 21, 2015 at 5:58 PM

    Sometimes just thinking is an excellent source of inspiration. I too have desert periods.

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  12. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    Thanks for dropping in Gabriella

    Much love...

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  13. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2015 at 8:32 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Ken

    Much love...

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  14. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2015 at 8:33 PM

    Happy you dropped in Peggy

    Much love...
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  15. Keith's RamblingsJanuary 22, 2015 at 9:54 PM

    Sometimes our muses take break, but in time they return - usually!

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  16. Cressida de NovaJanuary 23, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    Ha...you were thinking...thoughts are the seeds of writing. Write what you are thinking if you dare :)

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  17. Gillena CoxJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    Happy you dropped in Keith

    much love...

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  18. Gillena CoxJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:21 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Cressida

    much love...

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  19. GailJanuary 23, 2015 at 10:17 AM

    We must think before the creating. Well said.

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  20. Gillena CoxJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Gail

    much love...

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  21. Salvwi PrasadJanuary 24, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    Prompts for poetry are all around. So rightly expressed. Yes, even a traffic could trigger a poem. :)

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  22. Gillena CoxJanuary 26, 2015 at 1:27 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Salviwi

    Much love...

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  23. artbyraeJanuary 26, 2015 at 11:04 PM

    I like this and the photo too Yep some times it is just hard to find the right words

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  24. Gillena CoxJanuary 28, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    Happy you dropped in Rae

    much love...

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