Busy Pen vs. Blindfold

Posted on September 28, 2021 by purplepeninportland 
Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub - Haibun Monday
Writer's Block  (posted by Frank Tassone)


I have a dual reaction to sad.  At times,
I must write to get through it.  I pen poems
furiously.  

Other times, my mind whirls like a kaleidoscope, causing
focus to become impossible.  In this state of nothingness,
I look for prompts, stare at photographs, and flip
through magazines.  It is always a relief when I can
go back to writing.  A great deal of anxiety precedes it.

                log in a stream
                risky to balance with bumps
                takes one across water

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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25 Responses to Busy Pen vs. Blindfold

  1. lynn__ says:
    September 28, 2021 at 2:19 am

    A fitting haiku at the end, Sara…definitely a risky balance!

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  2. Carol Congalton says:
    September 28, 2021 at 2:41 am

    I do understand what you are saying. Writers block is all part of writing [or not] where one waits for fresh inspiration to come, which it does, quite unexpectedly I find. I used to get anxious about it but now just wait, and wait, and wait… 😀

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  3. msjadeli says:
    September 28, 2021 at 4:01 am

    You describe the feelings and how you process them well here.

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  4. sarahsouthwest says:
    September 28, 2021 at 7:06 am

    Great haiku, and great description of something we’ve all felt. It will come. It will come.

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  5. Misky says:
    September 28, 2021 at 11:56 am

    It is very therapeutic, that’s for certain. I’ve also found it so.

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  6. Ingrid says:
    September 28, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    It can be hard to write in times of extreme anxiety or upset, as you’ve said, but it can also carry us through. Nicely put!

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  7. Dora says:
    September 28, 2021 at 1:31 pm

    Sara,
    A tricky balance indeed! And the relief is palpable when it comes.
    pax,
    dora

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  8. Ken / rivrvlogr says:
    September 28, 2021 at 1:49 pm

    Yes. Prompts are my fallback, as well.

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  9. Beverly Crawford says:
    September 28, 2021 at 2:59 pm

    Often I write a haibun dictated by my muse as a midnight epiphany, only to find the challenge is a subject that’s light years away from my write. Arrrgh. Hence my writer’s block haibun has to do with grocery stores….!

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  10. ben Alexander says:
    September 29, 2021 at 6:52 am

    As a great lover of metaphors, I love your log, Sara! ❤

    -David

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  11. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    September 29, 2021 at 7:06 pm

    That haiku describes it so well. Sometimes we just go with the flow…

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  12. Ain Starlingsson says:
    September 29, 2021 at 7:08 pm

    Focus to become impossible…indeed…yes

    Well done…

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