Writer's Pad

Angi's challenge, accepted...

This room once waited for a child;

now it waits  for a different

labor of love,

for inspiration to burst forth

from its uninspired trappings:

 

~ The volumes resting

on wooden shelves ~

(writers I will never be…)

 

~ the sticky notes of daily life ~

          * call Dave

          * stop by school

          * bread, soap, Draino

(none of it accomplished yet…)

 

~ hundreds of ideas,

 seeds on scraps, waiting to ripen.

(not today…)

 

A pink wireless coffer,

ready to protect my precious gems

(if I ever find them…)

 

Stacks of blank yellow

simultaneously beckon and mock ~

(Fill me up, Buttercup…

Ha! You have nothing to give…)

 

Still I perch, then pace, and ponder

each turn of the ceiling fan another idea,

full of hot air

Author's Note

The challenge - to paint your writing space with words. Looks kind of cluttered to me...

Reviews

[Angi]

Oh Rita, that first stanza rocked me. The books, notes, seeds of ideas,the (Pink!) coffer waiting on gems (I wait too!) along with your mocking legal pads all paint this room for me. A room of loss, a room of found strength, a room for learning and a room for life. There is hardly hot air in there, girl! Your words flit and float all over that welcoming place. Loved it! Angi~

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Angi - and thanks for the challenge. This is certainly out of my "comfort zone"! :) Yes, my computer is pink ;) It's so easy for empty rooms in a house to become dead space or junk collectors. I couldn't let that happen...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love the last stanza...as i look up at my inert ceiling fan...

and those writers you will never be? i wouldn't count on that...you are very talented writer, Rita...


with a versatility few have.

[Rita L. Sev]

Jacob, I am truly grateful for your words, and for your support.

[Angel]

You don't even want to hear about mine...
I like the pink thingie....
But where is the dog? I gotta have a dog!! I can't write without a dog snoring in a big rocking chair near my desk...or up under my feet trying to get my attention with his ball....

[Rita L. Sev]

My laptop is pink - I'm sure no one is surprised... :) I actually had a line about the dog at my feet, but it wasn't working, so I cut it. She's often in here, though...

[Angel]

Well, it was either pink, or a pretty lavender...;-D
My Ragdoll is never too far from where ever I am. Dogs...they're like kids...except they don't grow up.

[Renée]

oh no ! Love, Love, LOVE the way you began this welcome to Rita's Writing world ! ( : I have heard that a creative mind is cluttered.. I say very creative and very colorful !

and btw i also heard that leaving cupboards open means an opened, creative mind...

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Thank you Renee! Ironically, one of my pet peeves is when someone leaves the cabinets open... LOL!

[Renée]

I can feel why...low ones you hit your knees and the uppers your head ...hey but could make for a great poem! q ;

[wunder]

~ah-it's great-i wouldn't dare paint my writing space-very frightening!-
but i can relate to this~"This room once waited for a child; now it waits
for a different labor of love"~i really like that-it brings memories~ :))

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, James!

[wunder]

~very-very welcome~ :)

[ShelleyA]

You painted a vivid picture of your writing space, Rita. I love the first verse... writing is much like our babies, waiting to be born from the imagination of our minds. Well crafted free verse. Vivid imagery and descriptives. You paint a picture that any person can see in their mind's eye. Those tiny scraps with ideas, boy do I relate to that. They seem to end up on shelves throughout my house. Good depth of feeling. Good word choice. I like the call and response aspect of the piece:
"Stacks of blank yellow
simultaneously beckon and mock ~
(Fill me up, Buttercup…
Ha! You have nothing to give…)"
Excellent closing lines. It made me smile. Write on!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Shelley. I wasn't sure if this piece would read well.
I try to keep the scraps from invading the house - with two teachers (one working on a Masters degree) there is enough paper everywhere else... :)
Glad this made you smile! Have a great night!

[ShelleyA]

You're welcome. Have a great night too!