The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poetry Break, 12/9/07

[BlueIris]

"Not Writing"

A wasp rises to its papery
nest under the eaves
where it daubs

at the gray shape,
but seems unable
to enter its own house.

—Jane Kenyon

[BlueIris]

1. Kick.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear BlueIris...

Ah....writer's block for wasps!

Luckily, I haven't yet been plagued by this one....*fingers crossed*

I like this poem...

Thank you...

:hug:

[BlueIris]

3. Yeah, I hope to avoid returning to this level of alienation from self.

For me, the source of my own "not writing" period was an absence of meaningful self-worth as well as total unawareness of that lack. Now that I understand I'm "good enough" to express myself, to express my thoughts in art, I doubt I'll ever be unable to write again, if that is what I choose to do with my time. But at the moment, the quality of the writing I'm producing is crap. Even though I write it feels like I'm not as connected to my work as I could be. So I thought of this piece and posted it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I guess I'm lucky...

My writing is so much a part of me that there's no way I could be disconnected from it.

I have to write, to get the words out.

I'd go mad if I couldn't express myself freely...

[BlueIris]

5. Kick.

[Gormy Cuss]

6. I like it. Thanks for posting it. n/t