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The smell of coffee lingers in the air
Voices in the background reminds her of
Lives that moving ahead at a fast pace
Not stopping, always in a rush to get somewhere
Yet, she waits in the cafe
Knowing that she may be greeted with disappointment
But she has faith in herself
Firmly believing that dreams do come true
Some days she loses all hope
Other days she sips her coffee
And maybe a blueberry muffin or two
All the while her eyes searching, not knowing
Uncertainty grips her strong heart
She knows she is in this alone
Day by day she stares at the blank page in front of her
Waiting for her muse to come by
Then on a Monday morning at her usual cafe
The fog lifted and things finally made sense
Characters were conceived and born
Word by word she wrote till she could no more...
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This brought a smile to my face. Patience, faith and perseverance is indeed the key to writing.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nisha! :)
DeleteAh. I wondered what she was waiting for. Nice surprise at the end when she began to write her novel.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading, Francene! She was going through a writer's block :)
DeleteI love the way you described the way that poetic inspiration works. Day after day one may struggle with that blank page, but then...all of a sudden...the word begins to flow. Nice to see you at Poetry Jam!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Mary! Do keep visiting :)
DeleteNice one Aathira. You have a way with words.
ReplyDeleteComing from you, that means a lot. Thank you, Preethi :)
DeleteAh! this is so inspiring :) I'll come back and read this whenever I am stuck...it has coffee, muffins and words, definitely things I lust after ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton, Vidya! So glad that writer's could relate to it only too well ;)
Deletethat silent and passionate wait bears fruit...and ummm...coffee definitely has connection to Muse :)...welcome to Poetry Jam Aathira. ...
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Thanks so much, Sumana! I shall be a regular at Poetry Jam from now :)
DeleteWelcome to Poetry Jam! Patience and hard work pay in the end and words flow on the page. I like tis message.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Gabriella! Glad you liked my humble attempt.
DeleteLove how the fog lifts, and all things come into view. This has many layers and angles.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alan!
DeleteAbsolutely loved this, as it is possible to relate to it so very well...We get there with the search for words..The coffee aids the waiting time!
ReplyDeleteEileen
Thanks so much, Eileen!
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DeleteVery interesting and sweet. A poem should be like this, sweet, realistic with a touch of pathos and one which immediately arouses Empathy in the reader. Good piece. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mr. Parsa! You are too kind :)
DeleteThis reminded me of J K Rowling, the magician who wove Harry Potter together sitting in a cafe. The words had to come eventually :)
ReplyDeleteI did have her in mind as I wrote it :) She's someone I look up to everyday!
DeleteOh wonderful! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Babe!
DeleteReminded me of JK Rowling!
ReplyDeleteNice one...
I did have her in mind! Thanks Satya :)
DeleteI sat with your character as she waited...
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice response to the prompt!!!
Thanks so much for reading, Mary! Welcome to my blog.
DeleteThe wait that finally paid off ! Patience is the mother of inspiration !
ReplyDeleteIndeed! :) Thanks!
DeleteThis was inspirational in a way that I should start sipping coffee more with blue berry muffins. Then may be someday I would start writing things which would be worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Anamika! You are writing things worthwhile already, you know.
DeleteAnd that's the way it suddenly happens sometimes...
ReplyDeleteExactly. Thank you!
Deletea day in the life of a writer... you have brought the scene out really well..
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