2 weeks of quarantine and I haven’t written poetry in months.
When the poetic mechanisms are this rusty
every line is a violent contrivance.
Every word chokes on my keyboard.
I hate this poem already
and I will hate many more.
NaPoWriMo 2020 #1
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Thanks for stopping in to PoemsPerDay…. and personally I like #1 above!
Best
Len Freeman
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Damn! I’ve been there so many times. I wish you a fluid writing experience. Take care & stay safe. – Shreya
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Reblogged this on Orthometry and commented:
It is the best kind. Like this: https://streamsofdestiny.wordpress.com/2020/02/09/dry-spells-read-your-old-work/
Choke the shit out of those words until they pop out of your head and onto your paper or your screen. Make those bastards perform!
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Ironically the poem I posted today I wrote when I woke up this morning and that is the first poem I’ve written this year. I have a file folder full of poems I yet to post. Seems I’m finding my muse while all the confusion and controversy is going on. Blessings and Peace to you. Thanks you sooo much for stopping by my site and I am glad you liked the poem.
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I can so relate. Powerful words.
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This made me smile – identify with it, I guess…
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You know what they say, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Apparently the poem that you wanted to throw away (it seems) created a connection with others. Keep writing and sharing your poems, whether they be ones you love, or ones you hate. 😉 Thank you for stopping by my blog.
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Makes me wonder if people would like it if I didn’t hate it.
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Hard to know, but I think you share an experience, an emotion that every writer and poet can relate to, and that honesty connects us to you, to each other.
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Writer’s block excellent described.
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I dig that…’cause I hate my own stuff too.
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Love this. Storytelling at its best!
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Nailed it….
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