Been a while.
- alongtimegone
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Been a while.
Hi all. It's been an age since I posted anything but in the interim I have managed to put pen to paper ( very occasionally ) so may as well share a few. Apologies if some have been posted previously. I've been a bit slack in dating the pieces so the old and the newer share the same page lists and my memory and I don't always walk the same path these days. I wrote a shorter version of this years ago and recently added a few verses.
Wazza
Where To Now?
I wrote a poem about some fishes
plated up looked quite delicious.
but they slipped and slid right off the dishes
before my poem was done.
I read the poems of others
to find inspiring thought
Shakespeare Wordsworth Milton
my endeavours came to naught
I turned my mind to Hemingway
for words that would instil
to Kipling Poe and Tolkien
but efforts came to nil
again I took my pen in hand
to try to make it right.
I wrote of whales and boats with sails
through morning noon and night.
I searched the sands on beaches far;
the waters deep and cool,
to find the words that radiate
like ripples on a pool.
I travelled over land and sea.
I searched each village small.
I asked of kings and commoners
for phrases to enthral
but for all my tribulations
no heights did I ascend
left searching unrequitedly
for words yet to be penned
Wazza
Wazza
Where To Now?
I wrote a poem about some fishes
plated up looked quite delicious.
but they slipped and slid right off the dishes
before my poem was done.
I read the poems of others
to find inspiring thought
Shakespeare Wordsworth Milton
my endeavours came to naught
I turned my mind to Hemingway
for words that would instil
to Kipling Poe and Tolkien
but efforts came to nil
again I took my pen in hand
to try to make it right.
I wrote of whales and boats with sails
through morning noon and night.
I searched the sands on beaches far;
the waters deep and cool,
to find the words that radiate
like ripples on a pool.
I travelled over land and sea.
I searched each village small.
I asked of kings and commoners
for phrases to enthral
but for all my tribulations
no heights did I ascend
left searching unrequitedly
for words yet to be penned
Wazza
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Re: Been a while.
Well, some pretty good ones here Wazza.
Good to see one of yours again mate.
Terry
Good to see one of yours again mate.
Terry
- alongtimegone
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Re: Been a while.
Thanks Terry. How's the prospecting going?
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Re: Been a while.
It's Sadly Long gone Warren, a combination of old age and infirmity has caught up with me mate.
Terry
Terry
- Shelley Hansen
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Re: Been a while.
Welcome back, Wazza! We've missed you. Great to have you posting your poetry again - keep it up!
Love the lament for lost words ... I think we can all relate to pen in hand, blank sheet of paper ... all the gear and no idea!!
Cheers
Shelley
Love the lament for lost words ... I think we can all relate to pen in hand, blank sheet of paper ... all the gear and no idea!!
Cheers
Shelley
Shelley Hansen
Lady of Lines
http://www.shelleyhansen.com
"Look fer yer profits in the 'earts o' friends,
fer 'atin' never paid no dividends."
(CJ Dennis "The Mooch o' Life")
Lady of Lines
http://www.shelleyhansen.com
"Look fer yer profits in the 'earts o' friends,
fer 'atin' never paid no dividends."
(CJ Dennis "The Mooch o' Life")
- Catherine Lee
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Re: Been a while.
Great to see you here again, Wazza. This is a most relatable topic - the frustration of when inspiration halts for a while is immense!
- alongtimegone
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Re: Been a while.
Have only very recently been writing again and even then sporadically. I appreciate your welcome backs.
Wazza
PS I've forgotten how (among many other things these days) to reply individually.![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Wazza
PS I've forgotten how (among many other things these days) to reply individually.
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Re: Been a while.
WHOOO HOOOO the Wazza is back
Good to see you here again and contributing. Why not come on over to the writing workshop and have a go ...that will get you ticking along again nicely ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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I may not always succeed in making a difference, but I will go to my grave knowing I at least tried.
- alongtimegone
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Re: Been a while.
Hi again. I have just had another look at the 'other users' info. I thought it was a non member posting area but I see it's for archived material. Apologies for that.
Wazza
Wazza