From Thom, at 3 Word Wednesday, the following word offering:
Blink; verb: to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
Kind; adjective: of a good or benevolent nature or disposition.
Occasion; noun: a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences.
Upon My Words
Silence falls upon my words
Eyes blink with bass drum reverberations
The unthinkable has arrived
An occasion without a kind thought
Without a compassionate gesture
Minus a fairy godmother or benevolent
strange looking short man with warts
No words elect to make themselves
heard via my fingers on the keyboard
my hand, allowing the pencil its
reign over my now faltering will
I lower my head to my desk like
I did as a second grader, lost as
Silence falls upon my words
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Wonderful, Julie!
Posted by: Brandee | February 16, 2011 at 09:04 AM
simply lovely
Posted by: Sheilagh Lee | February 16, 2011 at 09:27 AM
A lovely way to express what hits us all at times.
Posted by: Altonian | February 16, 2011 at 10:08 AM
Time for a nice new coloured pen:)
Posted by: rallentanda | February 16, 2011 at 04:34 PM
Julie, sounds like writer's block to me, and so ironic that you used that concept to capture the prompt so well! Congrats. Here's mine, for 3WW and ABC Wednesday:
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/the-ecstasy-of-agony-3ww-abc/
Peace - and fluorescent Sharpies, Amy
Posted by: Sharp Little Pencil | February 17, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Fabulous usage of the prompts. I am going to learn a lot from you guys.
thanks for the marvelous poem.
trisha
http://sharmishthabasu.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/the-occassion/
Posted by: trisha | February 18, 2011 at 02:32 AM
That was well done ..an ode to writers block!! Well expressed!!
Posted by: Nanka | February 18, 2011 at 03:22 AM
Beautifully poetic even in the frustration of not knowing what to say ...and saying that well.
Posted by: Lilibeth | February 18, 2011 at 04:40 AM
That was lovely! And I especially liked this phrase at the end: "lost as
Silence falls upon my words"
Posted by: Madeleine Begun Kane | February 19, 2011 at 12:34 AM
love the soft mood of your post... as if, as if you are just as you are in the photo....
Posted by: ms pie | February 21, 2011 at 07:13 PM