“Hello my friends. Most of you will have realised I’ve stopped posting stories and poems. My creative energy has gone walkabouts. Although I look at the prompts every morning I have no inspiration or desire to write at the moment. At this point I don’t know for how long or if I’ll write more tales anytime soon. Just know I’m okay and will hopefully return at some point. Until then I forced these words into a post to apologise for being gone.”
I wrote this poem in answer to the following prompts:
Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie– Photo challenge — The picture above by – Francesco Ungaro
FOWC with Fandango — Juncture
Pensitivity’s Three Things Challenge — Trial – Trend – Item
Your Daily Word — Lade
Lost for Words
I’m at a new Juncture
My words have a puncture
Although my mind be lade with tales
My creativity and desire curtails
My inspiration is on trial
Off trend and lost in exile
It seems I’ve lost my spark
An item to bring light from dark
The prompts fail to inspire
So, I have no posts to admire
Then I see this bendy green guy
What the hell? My words say goodbye
So, I guess brains taking a break
This poem is for apologies sake
Please keep your smile
I hope to be back in a while.
Thanks for reading my friends.
There’s more in the Poetry Corner, Poetry Nook, and the Short Story Collection
Have a great day!
hope you feel up to posting again soon
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Thank you!
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Wondered where you’d gone Mason. Glad to know you’re OK. I think the heat has a lot to do with it as inspiration evaporates. Take care and hope you’re back in the writing spirit soonest.
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Hello,
Thanks for your message, I did get cooked over the weekend thats for sure. I reckon I’ll find a way back soon.
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This seems to be a common theme these days amongst the bloggers that I follow. I went through the same thing at the beginning of the year and looking at my spotty posting for the first few months. I am glad to say that it passed eventually. Just wave and say hello til you get your groove back. Have a good day 🙂
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Hello, Jay-lyn.
Thank you for your kind message. I think as creators we all need breaks at times. Either we take them willingly or brain switches off and forces you to have a break. I have no doubt I’ll get going again soon.
Have a great day!
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Don’t worry my friend! Your inspiration is taking a well deserved rest. It’ll be back soon.
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Hello, Sadje.
I agree. We all need a break at times. I’ll refire again soon. I’m sure. Thanks for stopping by.
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You’re welcome! Enjoy the break.
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I’ve missed you, Mason, so thank you for the poem of explanation. Your stories and poems are truly valuable gifts that I appreciate and am affected by in so many ways. The stones you throw ripple in myriad ways that are impossible to fully measure. So please receive my gratitude, appreciation and many blessings in the same generous spirit with which you gift your marvelous stories to us, your lucky readers!
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Hello, Victoria.
Thank you for this wonderful message. I so pleased my writing has such a positive effect on you. I will do all I can to resume writing soon.
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I’ve been missing you. Thank you for posting. No need for stories or poems, just being here is good.
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Hello, Ruth.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Here’s hoping the break will be short.
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I’ve missed your posts. Don’t worry, Mason. Everyone needs a break from time to time. There’s no need for apologising. Enjoy your break and come back refreshed. I’m sure you’ll be back in no time 🙂
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Hello, Shweta.
Thank you so much. I will look at the prompts each day and hopefully brain will cooperate again soon.
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Yes. Don’t give up. I hope that your brain starts cooperating soon 😊
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I’m sure it will. THanks, Shweta.
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Take care and enjoy your break, until inspiration comes again!
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Hello, Irene.
Thank you so much!
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Sometimes it makes sense to step away until your muse returns. You don’t want to get to the point where writing becomes more of a chore than a pleasure.
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Hello, Fandango.
Thats how I see it. Brain needs a break so I wont force it and just come back in a few days when that muse is working.
Thanks my friend.
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Mason, so good to see your post. Your mojo will return in good time. Your poem is awesome and proves your inner writer wants to partake of the blogging world. Rest, relax, and reenter when you feel it is time.
Lauren
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Hello, Lauren.
Thank you so much. I keep looking at the prompts daily. I don’t think it’ll be long before the spark reignites.
Thanks again for your message.
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I’ve missed my blogging mojo before. Returning to it gives me peace.
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Its a tough spot. Brain doesn’t want to write but heart is yearning to make posts. Stupid emotions lol
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I’ve been taught to respect and allow those emotions. They need to freely move through us.
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I agree with that. To fight them or to try and force through them only makes us feel worse. We have to breathe and let them out at their own pace and return to happy when ready.
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Exactly
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Mason, your output has been prodigious! It’s not unusual that a bit of a recharge is needed. When something like this happens to me I read some trashy sci fi for a while, and listen to music. Take a metaphorically deep breath, and relax…it’ll all come flowing back like a spring tide.
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Good Morning, Lou.
No kidding 124 stories this year is enough to deserve a mental break. I’m enjoying some Eurpean championship football and recharging for a while.
Thank you for your kind comments, Lou.
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Sometimes muses do go out for coffee and get lost on the way back home. Mine regularly wanders off — usually to one of those high end spas in Patagonia. Giving the blogging brain a rest for a while isn’t a bad idea. Hope you get recharged and your football team does well.
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Hello, Lorraine.
I like the idea of visiting those spas. Seems brain is cooperating a bit today which is good.
Thank you so much for visiting and commenting.
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Glad your brain has decided to kick in for you!
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Thanks, Lorraine. I appreciate the support!
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