Out of Ideas

A poem about nothing.

Out of  Ideas

I sat there in the bright sunlight.

All I had was a blank paper-

and a pen with full of ink.

But my mind was out of ideas,

empty as the blank white paper.

The ink didn't flow out just like always.

I wanted to fill the void,

but my mind was out of ideas.

I looked around to find something-

that really worth a poem.

In the bright golden sunlight,

in the thick foamy clouds,

in the song of the cuckoo,

in every flap of a butterfly's wings,

even in the long row of ants-

there was a bit of poetry.

In everything around me.

But I just couldn't find it then,

there was nothing in my mind.

Empty, blank, void and

every other form of nothing.

I went through my thick text books,

moth eaten pages of History,

still expanding volume of Science,

the secrets of life that always wondered me

and the mystifying text book of nature-

written by the god himself.

But that didn't help.

I found nothing, absolutely.

But at the end I found out,

everyone with a mind and desire-

can make anything out of nothing!

Just like I did here.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is a realistic lesson to those who complain about writers block. So many times this happens & we just need to keep our pen moving, keep our mind moving, as you’ve shown us here. Good use of details to illustrate how to spawn an idea for writing. Sometimes it works & sometimes it doesn’t, but at least we tried, huh? There’s something interesting to say about most anything, even nothingness! *smile* Fondly, Margie

[The ArK]

Thanks for spending time on reading and reviewing this piece(even I've forgotten about this one!).

[Sami Khalil]

Awaken roses when it is spring and awaken pens when your emotions sting...Excellent...:)....................

[Avinash]

good one...poems come to you like meteor. all u need is to have passion in your heart to see them.

[The ArK]

thank you Avi.

[Ahena MK]

Empty, blank, void and
every other form of nothing.....

really really good

[The ArK]

Thanks for reading my friend.

[Anand Sehgal]

everyone with a mind and desire-

can make anything out of nothing!

Just like I did here.

you summed it up very well. break the method, cut your own path !
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[The ArK]

Thank you Anand :-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Really great poem here ARK.Sometimes you sit with your pen and paper and nothing comes until it does.

[The ArK]

Thanx Vidya. :-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome :)

[Awakened Rose]

Amazing piece. I love how in depth it went. Thank you for sharing :)

[The ArK]

Thank you Rose :-)

[Glass Heart Inc]

Wow great poem about not knowing what to write a poem about :D
But at the end I found out,
everyone with a mind and desire-
can make anything out of nothing!
Just like I did here.

That's a really clever way to end the poem. I really liked this and am glad you didn't find anything else to write about.

[The ArK]

Thank u my friend. This was actually an experimental poem. Glad u liked it.