still here, and quite still

No attempt at greatness here, my friends, just a small hello and a wave from this side of the pond

The view from my bed across to my desk

Ink
Pens
Wine glass, half full
Maybe an unlit cigar, romeo y juleta
Papers strewn across the desk
In full view of anyone walking by
But not worried about my secrecy now
For the pages are blank,
Waiting for words
A thought
A lyric
An impulse
A glimpse
A monument to crash
A building to catch fire
A soul to pass
A flower to capture my nose
But alas, the rest is silence

Author's Note

I know,, it will come,, lots of things in my head rattling around,, I suspect that is the main reason I've been so absent,, to quote John Cage, "Having nothing to do, we do it none the less, our only problem is finding little scraps of time in which to get it done." And so it's been for me. I've missed you all and hopefully I'll get back on track here soon.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ah yes, as Hamlet so aptly said before he "slept, perchance to dream"

"the rest is silence" and sometimes there is all evidence of a writer's props...but the writer's muse is fast asleep...

but eventually the impulse will strike again..."a poet by any other name will write as sweet"---

[daninstockholm]

Thank you, my friend. It will work out, there are too many thoughts bouncing around up there in my belfry for the all of the bats to be totally gone..

[Eliot Knight]

Seems like the pages aren't so blank after all friend.

[Aventicus]

And now, I have a new idea for a poem.

[Kelly Scheppers]

If this is what silence produces, may it continue to rain down upon you. I love this, Dan...truly!

Bravo, and a big wave from THIS side of the pond! I've missed you, too! ; )

[daninstockholm]

That's very very kind of you, Kelly. To be honest, this is just something i threw on, as the saying goes. It took just a few minutes. Anyway,, sometimes it's the surprises that are the best times and the best art, i guess.. Thanks again, I always appreciate it when you stop by!

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's those pieces that take the minimalist amount of time to write that are always such a thrill to pen! x

[KWP]

and sometimes silence is exactly what we need, and still we search and search to create some kind of fusion for ourselves ... great imagery :)

[KWP]

here's mine ...

just arrived home from work
neighbour stopped me in my tracks
- she wanted to sticky beak at our renovations - bless
glass to the left of laptop
phone - turned down on silence to the right
unopened red 'day a page' diary with pen
tissue box
recycled Oregon table
Dodger the dog at my feet

now let's see how much I can write today .... X

[daninstockholm]

Thank you so much,, For me, i merely need the space and time for these thoughts to coalesce, sooner or later something will spill over.. then,, watch out!!