But I Smile Anyway…

After a wonderful review of my poetry book, Poetic RITUals, Lucy Mitchell, of BlondeWriteMore blog fame (she is too funny, you must follow her!) she mentioned to me that she had been searching for inspiring pietry aimed at writers and creative types… words that may inspire and help nudge you through the tough writerly moments we go through…

Now, I can’t magic up a whole book but it got me thinking, and I penned a little Etheree quartet, dedicated to my fave Blonde, Lucy, and all the writers out there!

The Four Stages

 Write
 Right now
 Momentum
 The need to type
 I feel them coming
 Ideas multiply
 Fingers fly across the keys
 Story seeds blossom into trees
 A book the world will all want to read
 Thousands of words reaching a crescendo
  
 Blank
 It’s gone
 I’ve lost it
 My story thread
 No ideas flow
 Inspiration has run dry
 All my dreams come crashing down
 I’ll never be a best seller
 Should I delete the whole sorry lot?
 No one will ever want to read this stuff
  
 Read
 Inspired
 Just maybe
 I can do this
 My book could happen
 Someone might just like it
 Plot twists thicken in my mind
 Endings start to come together
 Put the book down; get the keyboard out
 It’s time to make my book dream come to life
  
 Write
 Again
 Typing fast
 Renewed vigour
 Finish is in sight
 I almost can’t keep up
 Words tumble onto my screen
 Loose ends seem to come together
 Tying up the story completely
 Breathe… and finally type those words… ‘The End’ 
  
  Ritu 2019