Sat at my computer idly scanning the screen
Flicking through pages where loafers have been.
I'm bored and frustrated with no sign of my muse
Hoping for ideas that I'll be able to use.
Sick of the poems I turn to the links
but I soon realise most of it stinks.
Then I chance on a theme that ignites a small spark
Freewriting springboards -- that sounds a fine lark.
I dig a bit deeper and what do I find?
A host of quick prompts to kick start my mind.
And there in the middle -- It can't be ignored.
A tiny short phrase gets me -- it says "I am bored"
Author notes
Just trolling around the site I came across freewrites in the practice section under the poetry clickie (that shows how bored I'd got) and then .... The poem tells the rest.
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oh this made me laugh. It sometimes just takes a single word or phrase to set the mnd rolling. But once that spark is there, you just can’t put it out till you have suitably written something.
Sometimes, it’s simply worth being bored.
Ann
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Thanks again for taking the time to read my stuff.
I don't know about being bored ever being worthwhile but I agree the strangest prompts attracts the attention of the muse.
I have just written some verses about a sausage!!!
I'll post it soon.
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now that I will look forard to seeing Jim........ I know I have written about many a strange thing in the past. but sausages has never been one of them lol.
Ann
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Freewrites are great, like you say. I wonder how many people write in longhand sometimes, rather than on the computer. That can be an interesting approach. I take my pen and notebook quite often and I think it's a more instinctive way to write. I have to get back to it; I have ideas that I'm not actually writing about.
Nice write. That's one way to get past writer's block, write about writing itself.
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Thanks for reading and writing JJJ.
I must confess that most of my work is done with pen and paper. I almost always have some with me and have notebooks full of a few good poems and the start to many other poems. Every now and then I go back through the fragments and am sometimes able to finish one or two off or recycle the ideas into a better form.
I believe everyone should keep a scrap box of all the bits of paper and notebooks used even for incomplete work it is very instructive to check on one's thoughts on days gone by.
As for this one I was taking a break from reading competition entries for OP at the time I believe.
Jim
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Hey, this is great and funny, It's so clever, this is professional quality.
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Many thanks for those nice words Celadia. It is nice to know that other people enjoy reading my work as much as I enjoy writing it.
Jim
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This hits the nail squarely on the head. I think everyone who enjoys writing has been there and done that. You, my dear sir, just found your way
out.... this time. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks.
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Thanks again for your kind words Ron. It is always nice, when I come over here from Oldpoetry, to see comments from people on repeat visits to my work. You honour me.
Jim
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Fun!
Fun and well written and an antidote to boredom, what more could you want?
I went one further, I joined another poetry site, criticalpoet.com. It's smaller but more intimate. You can submit your poems to a number of levels of critique, starting at a learning level and going up to expert - you have to agree not to get upset etc! They mail you when you have a response, or when something you have commented on gets another response. I have to admit I've been quite enjoying more interaction...
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Thanks for those words Liz and for the advice. Maybe when I have a bit more time I'll return to the critical poetry section but I am (happily) busy with some real time activities and Oldpoetry work too.
I notice your muse is keeping you busy lately, that's nice to see and read as well.
Jim
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Welcome to Allpoetry
Not being able to write is the biggest pain. I find that I am often without a muse and therefore stuck just writing random words that never become anything.
Interesting take on this
Enjoy the site,
Faerie
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Thanks for reading and writing Faerie, and for the belated welcome to an old hand
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Writing random words helps me too but few ever escape to public view.
Jim
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well hi my name is Chrissy, this is random but hey I'm a random person I enjoy scrolling down the online list and posting comments on peoples work...now your poem, this really does say you're bored, but hey you took my boredome away... good job for that, and can I say... I love your rhyme scheme
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Thanks for reading and writing Chrissy. I'm glad you liked it. It rook my boredom away for a while too.
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Wow
That great, did this just come to mine very easily?
Since u have been writing for a while is it still hard to come accross words to write?
I am very new at this and I have bee browsing thru ap and have came accross some very talented peopl, and I really dont think I would ever compare to any of u on here!
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After 50 odd years I have come across plenty of words it is just hard to put them together correctly.
I just keep reading what other people write and when something sparks my interest I write what I feel and then polish it if necessary.
I was lucky with this piece since, apart from checking my typing and spelling, it seemed to flow from my fingers.
Thanks for the encouragement of your reading and writing. It helps.
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Great job. I can definitely relate. =]
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Thanks for reading and writing. Glad you enjoyed it.
Jim
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Even when uninspired you come up with great ones. Is realise spelled realize,though?
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Thanks for reading and writing my little bit of nonsense.
I understand realise and realize depends on which side of the pond you live. UK uses 's' US uses 'z'. Two nations divided by a common language.
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Oh,you're quite welcome...and I don't think it was nonsense. Thanks for clearing that up. I thought I'd seen it spelled both ways before.
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