Writing ideas seem to have dried up lately. Could this be the end of the line for me?

It’s five o’clock in the morning

And I’m sitting here in my bed,

With notebook and pen before me

And not a single thought in my head.

I wanted creative words to write.

A great poem I hoped they would be,

But sadly my imagination

Seems to have deserted me.

*

I’ve wracked my brain for ideas

Of topics not tackled before,

But I’ve written of my travels and dreams

And my family and hometown galore.

I’ve written many a humorous ditty

And of the moon and the sun in the sky,

And I covered my hubby’s adventures,

And I didn’t really have to try.

*

But now that I’m poised for action

Why are there no ideas to hand,

That can be scribbled upon my page

And on which I can later expand?

Maybe the poet within me

Has come to the end of its line

And I’ll have to find another hobby

On which I can spend my time.

*

Christine Ramsay

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  • Nina Mason on Mar 28, 2011

    Very nice Christine. You are right, this poem is a lot like mine.

  • petercurtis97 on Mar 28, 2011

    I too seemed to have experienced a drying up of ideas to write about. I usually write four articles a day on weekends but it is zero.
    I know what you mean and don\’t even feel like it really.

  • CHIPMUNK on Mar 28, 2011

    I feel like that sometimes

  • Jimmy Shilaho on Mar 28, 2011

    We all come to such a point in time Christine but you still managed to write so beautifully about your block!

  • Angela Faith on Mar 28, 2011

    There are so many places in England I would love to see and have seen through your writing. I know now I will never be able to go there. Share my dear friend,,pictures and places and times gone by. History there is beautiful in the romancing of the castles. I have enjoyed your writing and photos and i look forward to so much more. Faith ♥♥♥

  • papaleng on Mar 28, 2011

    Oh, Christine, poets will never run out of inspiration, though writer’s block someyimes sneak in to our activity. Just, take a short walk down the beach, and everything will be fine.

  • elnavann on Mar 28, 2011

    I am sure the words and ideas are their in your mind. Maybe you are ready for new and challenging themes?

  • elnavann on Mar 28, 2011

    Sorry “THERE” not their -

  • Val Mills on Mar 28, 2011

    Eat chocolate Christine and drink a glass of red wine! All creativity will be restored. Then write about the first thing you see when you glance around you :-) Failing that, think of me, lying asleep down here at the bottom of the world while you are awake!Believe me, you will never run out of ideas!!!

  • Uma Shankari on Mar 28, 2011

    The poet in you is just playing a little hide and seek with the clouds in your head. That over, you will be ready for action.

  • Erin Miller on Mar 28, 2011

    I agree with Uma! :)

  • wonder on Mar 28, 2011

    I find creativity right here in the poem, so the writer’s block is a paradox.

  • panjettan5 on Mar 28, 2011

    lovely.

  • Baijayanti Pradhan on Mar 28, 2011

    It happens with every1 …

  • Sourav on Mar 28, 2011

    This poem is well written as well and it doesn’t reflect any writer’s block. I know you are going to write many more!

  • Atanacio on Mar 28, 2011

    well this search for creativity was creative :) good share

  • anndavey650 on Mar 28, 2011

    You have days like that and then tommorrow Boom! you’ll have hundreds of idea’s to make up for your day of writer’s block. Enjoy the rest lol

  • Brewed Coffee on Mar 28, 2011

    It’s just writer’s block but it’s not the end of your writing career. Far from it, as I know you will never run out of great ideas for poems. Maybe as you will be looking for new hobbies, you’ll create more poems because of that. :-)

  • Anuradha Ramkumar on Mar 28, 2011

    I think everyone of us goes through this phase; you have really written well inspite of the writer’s block. Don’t force yourself to write CR, take your time, take a break, have a cup of coffee, listen to music, or do something that you like the most.

  • thresiapaulose on Mar 28, 2011

    Dear Christine,
    A very interesting post. Thank you. Thank you also for your comments on my articles.
    Paulose

  • thresiapaulose on Mar 28, 2011

    Dear Christine,
    A very interesting post. Thanks a lot. Thank you also for your comments on my articles.
    Paulose

  • gaby7 on Mar 28, 2011

    Great piece that came in powerfully! Writing ideas vanish but luckily, they come back to us when least expect. Just leave your house, look up into the sky, watch a flying sparrow, a rock beyond the horizon or engage in a conversation with a friend, by the time you are done,you will have seen a lot to write about!

  • Edyta N. Tehrani on Mar 28, 2011

    We all as writers experience this from time to time. Great idea though to write about the writer’s block when you are having one :)

  • Starpisces on Mar 28, 2011

    You may now have writer block
    But next moment may write a lot
    So don’t stop writing poetry, Christine
    As it will be a waste, must trust me
    Take it as a break to recharge battery
    Will be extremely powerful when it’s ready
    See, this is another great one, well done
    Nobody can write poems if Christine can’t

    :P
    (btw, I’m having writer block too, but don’t bother much now, April then attack again)

  • LoveDoctor on Mar 28, 2011

    A very cute poem. The photo is perfect too.

  • Freethinking on Mar 28, 2011

    Personally, with the continual flow of creative juices you exhibit, I do not think you will ever have to worry about running out of ideas. Great poem, like always. I also placed this on Digg.

  • CHAN LEE PENG on Mar 28, 2011

    Perhaps, but it can be due to your body have had not enough rest.

  • PR Mace on Mar 28, 2011

    Writing about writers block how creative. When I was writing my book I once put it down for 2 months as I didn’t know what direction to take it. Then it just came to me. The ideas will come back. I agree with Val eat some candy.

  • Ruby Hawk on Mar 28, 2011

    Oh, no, Christine. Don’t give up. write about something else until another poem comes along. Not to discourage you but when I first came on triond, all I wrote was poetry, but alas, I think mine did dry up. I haven’t written any poetry in awhile. I hope mine will come back to me, and I’m sure your’s will. Look what you did when you couldn’t think of anything.

  • Dreamy777 on Mar 28, 2011

    I like it

  • Poetic Enigma on Mar 28, 2011

    This is a great write, I don’t think it’s the end of the line….just think you’re going through writers block. Can make us think that theres nothing left though sometimes

  • d1dezire on Mar 28, 2011

    Can’t be the end. Where would people like me go for a good laugh? Maybe you need a little break then you’ll be refreshed.

  • Karen Gross on Mar 28, 2011

    I’ve said this many times, Christine – you can make a great poem out of any topic – or as is the case today – out of no topic! Hope to see you again tomorrow with another Christine Ramsay original.

    I misread your second last line at first and thought I saw “new hubby”. In my last article about writer’s block, I wrote that marriage and children provide an almost endless supply of writing material, so authors with writer’s block should get married and have children. I meant the single authors, I didn’t mean to say find a new hubby. A new hobby would be great though.

  • Audrey Howitt on Mar 28, 2011

    Nice Christine! I love to write about writer’s block when moving is moving in my writing world. Touchee!!

  • Phoenix Montoya on Mar 28, 2011

    Things like this happen, but hey! This poem is a wonderful result of writer’s block. I’ve enjoyed each lines, Christine.

  • Judy Sheldon on Mar 28, 2011

    Christine thoughts compel us to pay attention to them. It is difficult to reverse the order at times!

    God bless.

  • Adrn0919 on Mar 28, 2011

    Writer’s block happens to all of us. Please don’t give up writing you have such talent and so many fans.

  • LCM Linda on Mar 28, 2011

    Beautiful poem though the topic may sound a little bit worry. Don’t give up. Take a good rest, refresh yourself and your poetic talent will be back very soon.

  • Lady Sunshine on Mar 29, 2011

    Clever! A creative poem about your writer’s block.

  • Pearl Wilson on Mar 29, 2011

    that’s how the writer’s block is turned into an inspiration. you’re great!

  • fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa on Mar 29, 2011

    I know how you feel, and your poem says it loud and clear. In time with Spring and Summer on its way; I am sure new ideas with slowly come about.

  • LadyElena on Mar 29, 2011

    Oh no no no…. we can’t have that. We enjoy your poems.

    How about…

    ** part 2 of lovely Enrique?

    ** your favourite flowers/plants this time of year?

    ** I don’t know what your favourite TV program/soaps are… hint hint.

    ** Update on Royal wedding… Iol.

    There’s a few to get you going. :)

  • New Ideas on Mar 29, 2011

    Sometimes there is just nothing there. Keep living. There will be more to write. It may not come when you want it to but it will be there. Sometimes it means rest a while. You have written a lot. You deserve to take a break.

  • New Ideas on Mar 29, 2011

    Sometimes we are just not inspired to write.

  • Christine Ramsay on Mar 30, 2011

    You do make me smile. Thank you so much for all your wonderful suggestions. I shall certainly take them onboard.

  • Tulan on Mar 30, 2011

    Christine, you came out in excellent condition with writers block. Keep it up. We love your poetry.

  • J M Lennox on Mar 31, 2011

    I know it is only temporary for you Christine. Sometimes I take a little break to read (a book, or part thereof), and it always gets me going again; although in no relationship to the book contents. Even reading magazines may help (in a relaxed position). Once you stop pressuring yourself and relax, your creativity will start flowing again!

  • 1hopefulman on Mar 31, 2011

    I don’t believe you for a minute but that a great poem! You will always have things to write about. I have no doubt!

  • Sharif Ishnin on Mar 31, 2011

    Last chapter maybe. I see you are starting on a new book.:)

  • Melody SJAL on Apr 2, 2011

    But you have woven this lovely tapestry out of your so-called writer’s block…enjoyable read, as usual.

  • yes me on Apr 3, 2011

    Well that block didn’t last long Christine, you wrote your thoughts and kept it going in a way only a writer can, so there you have it cheers… I look forward to your next fun run.

  • T. S. GARP on Apr 5, 2011

    I can relate to this many times and this happens to all writers. So let the music flow when it’s ready to go and before you know it, you’ve completed a sonnet! :)

  • Mark Ramsay on Apr 11, 2011

    You never get writers block. Just look at this poem you have written.

  • krrymarie on Apr 12, 2011

    I hate it when i get writers block then it takes ages to get back into writing. I am trying again but at the moment nothing is coming to mind.

  • Rhodora Bande on Apr 20, 2011

    Triond will not be the same without Ms. Christine Ramsay. You were able to write something despite the writer’s block. They say that the only way to stop the writer’s block is to confront it. And you did it with this piece.

  • MINISTER MARLENE SISTA REAL on Aug 16, 2011

    Block my eye! What a fabulous poem. You make us want to catch this writers block. I bet you could make a grain of salt sound ultra-exiting. Love it.

  • Jacques Berkeley on Dec 6, 2011

    Excellent.

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