Monday, November 15, 2010

Poetry Potluck - Moods, Feelings and Emotions

Here is my offering for Poetry Potluck. Just fyi, the HD I quote in the poem is Hilda Doolittle, a wonderful American poet. She was an ex-pat, and I believe the line of hers below refers to England at the time of WWII.


Empty

Some days
The words don’t come
And the rain does
As HD said
Inspiration stalks us
Through gloom
But she is not always a good tracker
And the page remains
As empty as
My heart

23 comments:

  1. wohoho- you wrote yourself a nice one- minute but wholesomely meaningful..

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  2. That last line makes the poem really sad. Very cleverly added there.

    http://jessicasjapes.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/i-need-him/

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  3. great expression of emotions.
    Thanks for linking up.
    love your entry, cute and compact.

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  4. Inspiration's never a constant. What works one day, might not the next - sadness or joy; so it goes. Nice contribution to the potluck!

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  5. wonderful expression...much said with few words.

    cheers

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  6. My previous comment should have read thank you all, and thank you too David.

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  7. I think this is something all writers can identify with! Like it!

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  8. you're right. inspiraton doesn't come easy. sometimes no matter how hard we try, it's all just "empty." what a concise yet brilliant piece!

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  9. happens to me too - but, looks like inspiration stalked you, caught up with you after all :) - lovely write!

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  10. This was lovely. I could relate to your words so well... Your heart (and writing) are wonderfully full and inspiring.

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  11. Oh, this resonates with me...I've felt this.

    Beautiful poem.

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  12. Good work of capturing the feeling of having a void inside you! My favorite lines:
    "Some days
    The words don’t come
    And the rain does"

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  13. I'm inspired..I'd listen to HD, too!

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  14. Thanks everyone. And HD rocks, here Trilogy is amazing. (but nothing like Tolkein's, though that's great also).

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  15. Dear Mary
    Beautiful imagery.. and the way you have incorporated HD's word is so beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing..


    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    Twitter: @VerseEveryDay
    Blog: http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com

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  16. Thank you. I love that phrase; it haunts me.

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  17. Claim award via my 3rd entry, #160 on potluck week 10...
    way to go.
    Thanks for the support.

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  18. you just expressed every poet, every writer's experience. Excellent! :))

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  19. short and thought provoking. i enjoyed the feeling of a question in this. great write.

    take care ~700miles

    my potlucks:
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  20. Thank you all so much. 700miles I'll check out yours. :o)

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