Realms Unfamiliar

~My thoughts about the new pieces I want to write

I dread that my acquaintances away will I push

Frustrations and lack of information bequeath me in this realm unfamiliar

 

Thoughts

  skitter

       scatter

             to the floor

 

A plethora of notes and duties shunned as I pour

  Over books,

      fountains of resources

but it is as if I have hit a closed door

 

Regretfully I see there are limitations to what I can write

Unless I gain knowledge and learn this I will not be able to fight 

I want to create and open a reader’s mind to some untainted sight

 

Why, so many times do I get to this summit and fail to push

Beyond and continue into the future realm unfamiliar

Author's Note

Feeling kinda bummed about right now.....

Reviews

[Lily1111]

I can relate to this so well. My poems seem to flow from me like water from a garden hose. But of course, I wanted to expand and learn new forms which proved more difficult than just turning on the faucet as I had previously done.

When you said,

"Regretfully I see there are limitations to what I can write,
Unless I gain knowledge and learn this I will not be able to fight "

it made me think that while experimenting with different forms is wonderful, we all have our little niche, our way of expression that is most natural. Why parade around in a ball gown when you are more comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt? I would rather read a poem that is heartfelt and moving than has a correct syllable count or rhyme scheme any day of the week. I happen to like the way you write. So cheer up and let it flow. You are wonderful just the way you are.

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Laura,

At least in some of your poems you have a very introspective style. I like that very much.

"Why, so many times do I get to this summit and fail to push
Beyond and continue into the future realm unfamiliar"

Again you point out a common human failing. People often know what is right and what is good, but it is unfamiliar and so they turn away. There are so many reasons not to push forward. There is fear of the unknown and the unfamiliar. So high marks for this perceptive insight.

I also admire your understanding of the value of knowledge, the absence of which limits us greatly. This is the flip-side of shunning the unfamiliar and the unknown, because with sufficient knowledge the unknown begins to vanish and new things become increasingly familiar. It's wonderful that you put these two things together.

There is one technical issue that I'm wondering about. The line "Frustrations and lack of information bequeath me in this realm unfamiliar" puzzles me. I'm wondering particularly about the word "bequeath" as I can't seem to understand how this makes sense here.

In summary, this is a very nice poem. Congratulations!

Kindest regards,

Rick

[Ralphy]

This is a wonderful display of words you wrote read. It seems flow together and excites the mind. It surprises me that you would be at a blockade at this point with such a flourishing display of words. Nice write

[SelfHelp]

I really like that! It expresses so clearly the frustration of writing and bettering ourselves in general. Lovely! The format really lends itself to creating the feel of the poem as well.

[Charles D. Moorer]

Remember this: If life were a plateau, the straight and narrow, we would have no experinces, nothing to write about. When your blue funk evaporates, you will have something to write about. Get happy again. When did you leave Chicago?