Poeticus Interruptus

I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity... - Arthur Schopenhauer

I’m writing a wonderful poem,

by publishers, sure to be sought

it’s deep, and fraught with great meaning ~

WOOF!

The dog interrupted my thought…

 

OK, so back to my poem ~

it’s bound to be high in its score

the flow of it will be just perfect, and ~

BANG!

There’s a knock at my door…

 

Where was I? Oh yes, my grand poem,

I can already hear critics singing;

I’ll tell you the title, you’ll love it ~

BRRRIINNG!

What now? My cell phone is ringing!

 

This poem will never get written!

A shame ~ it was to be great.

I don’t know what’s the problem ~

I just can’t concentrate! 

Author's Note

The dog really did start this...

Reviews

[Barbara Walker]

Great use of poetry to express a subject all writers live and great title! Good rhythm and rhyme.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Barbara! I recall being really frustrated that day. This one is fun to read to my students - they like the sound effects! :)

[Eric Pudalov]

Wow, I know exactly what you're talking about, Rita! Very accurate depiction...and I also can relate to the feeling of "writing a wonderful poem/by publishers, sure to be sought."

You can have the utmost confidence when you start, but the interruptions seem to ruin everything! Oh, and although I'm sometimes critical of rhyming poetry (when the rhymes just don't seem to work), I think you've really nailed it here! The rhymes really add to the humor and lighthearted feel of the poem.

Great work!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you very much, Eric! I like to have fun with the rhymers, and this one (ironically) flowed when I gave up on the more "serious" piece I was working on... :)

[Laura Yorke]

An extraordinarily accurate view of writer troubles. We all go through these daily trials of no peace and quiet to hone our inspiration.

[Rita L. Sev]

Exactly... I recall that I really felt like I as onto something when the dog completely derailed my thought. :) Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Laura!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

That darn life always getting in the way... for me it is often long work hours that hurt my creativity... I love the fun tongue in cheek way you expressed what many of us writers feel.

[Rita L. Sev]

Yes, Life is one wonderful, noisy, distracting gift! ;) Thanks, Dale!

[kublakhan27]

Wow, this is another one that I can sympathize with wholeheartedly...I need complete silence to write...there can be no music, no TV, not even a boiling kettle...I guess it speaks more to my flimsy concentration than anything...there is no number high enough to reflect the number of times this poem runs through my head in the course of a day haha...having said all that, I know I'm not the only writer who can make that claim...you speak for many of us with this piece my friend ;)

[Rita L. Sev]

I need silence when writing, too - I never understood how people can work with music playing. I have the attention span of a flea, I suppose... Glad you could relate K! :)

[kublakhan27]

Haha well the quality of your writing certainly hasn't suffered ;)

[Lydia Shutter]

Delightful....I can absolutely relate. Sometimes a poem is just DYING to be written and the phone or the TV or a knock at the door steals it right out of my psyche! The rhyming made this poem flow easily. Good work, Rita. Lydi**

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Lydi. Yes, steals it from the psyche - perfect phrase!

[Rain Washes My Soul]

I enjoy the wording and rhythm you used. Very nice!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Rain - so glad you enjoyed this!

[rutherford]

I call it your meta-poem--writing about writing a poem. Well captured stream of consciousness.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, John - I really was in the middle of a serious piece when the dog broke my concentration... :)

[Joyce S. Greene]

This one sounds just like my poetry sessions, Rita. Way too short and always interrupted by trivial pursuits such as work and sleep. If I could just write poetry, how happy I would be! You have brought me some much needed comic relief this afternoon, Rita. Thank you for this very funny poem.

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Glad to give a smile, Joyce - and to know that I am not alone with these frustrations!

[Cassie]

This is,on a different league. I loved loved it.

[Rita L. Sev]

Hi, Cassie! So glad you liked this silly (but true) piece!