Creative Block Blues

I finished a graphic art piece

not too long ago

The muse

We danced

was fun, but yet

the dance was over

too soon

bored and listless

anticipation on the side.

ready, warmed, and waiting

fidgety, didgety, widgety

a dog from an old cartoon jumps to mind;

What are we gonna do now?
Huh?
Huh?
Oh boy, let's do something, okay?
Huh?
Huh?
Come on..
let's do something..

I think

I could work on my sci-fi novel

or my abandoned rite of passage story

or doodle in mediums electronic, acrylic, wood, pen or pencil

I could read that book I've been pecking at

the cat litter box needs changed

Nah

I want to write something

something MOVING

something riveting

Some Love

Life

Drama

something exciting

something meaningful

something meaty

But nothing is calling

Engines running

full tank of gas

lacking direction

going nowhere fast

Singin' creative block blues

One of the lessons I've been taught regarding creativity is that when blocked, try incorporating it.

Here ya go.

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Cheryl C. Jul 12, 2006, 6:17pm EDT

And incorporate a mean harmonica while you're at it.

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jessie voigts Jul 12, 2006, 6:38pm EDT

i love it. oh the dog part is the best. i wish i was this creative!!

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Bill's Spirit Jul 12, 2006, 7:11pm EDT

Cheryl C. - That might be tough. Something like: "Way-ow - way-ow - wow-ooooow" - LOL

Jessie - LOL - Glad you liked it. Just start out honest, then go funny.

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Bill's Spirit Jul 12, 2006, 7:46pm EDT

Wilhelmine - He-he - Yeah, Thanks. It fit my artistic mood perfectly.

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Carol Roach Jul 12, 2006, 7:52pm EDT

the photo sure did help to set the tempo for this poem

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Bill's Spirit Jul 12, 2006, 8:03pm EDT

Carol - Razz-berry humor on a blue background.

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Aileen F. Jul 12, 2006, 9:25pm EDT

Ha, I think we've been hiding under the neighboring rocks avoiding forward progress on our writing! I did get my short piece polished for the contest, but have yet to open either the novel or screenplay which are whispering at me in the dark. Your avoidance sounds much more musical than mine!

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Bill's Spirit Jul 12, 2006, 9:55pm EDT

Aileen - LOL - Just goes to show how far we'll go to keep from doing certain things. Master Procrastinators of the World Unite! (After we finish our coffee.)

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0000-twobraincells-0000 Jul 12, 2006, 11:49pm EDT

oftentimes I just tell myself to shut up and write....always intriguing...what comes to pass on those occasions.
Nice romp Bill.

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Carl, Prince of Prose, Villain of Verse Jul 13, 2006, 1:16am EDT

Hello Bill,

I like that parting thought. "One of the lessons I've been taught regarding creativity is that when blocked, try incorporating it."

Here is another one: " An artist is only as good as his ability to incorporate his mistakes into his art."

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Bill's Spirit Jul 13, 2006, 7:58am EDT

2-braincells - Thanks.

My bumper sticker says "Dances with Muses" Dance metaphors work really well for me, and are how I often get myself writing or painting or drawing. Romp is right. I must say that the authoritarian approach rarely works well for me. Too mich of a rebel in my soul. As a matter of fact, this was penned by writing and not shutting up. - LOL -

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Bill's Spirit Jul 13, 2006, 8:43am EDT

Carl S. - Some of my best work took turns for the better after a "mistake" cast new light and pointed to new directions. Glad you liked this.

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libramoon C. Jul 16, 2006, 8:38pm EDT

Dancing, twirling, caught up in the music
Moving past blocks of consciousness
into liminal realms of may bes
Oh, see the image!
Wrecklessly emerging
into that inner eye
wispily whirling
gathering color and form
dancing me into collusion

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