The Writer’s block
Hours on my desk staring
The blank screen never looked so white
Fumbling fingers on the keyboard
I just don’t know what to write.
The cursor keeps blinking
As if mocking at me.Thinking’s clouded,drained of inspiration
Words aren’t flowing, not a single thought
Hovering over an abyss, Is it the end of invention.
Three whole days, the symptoms keep repeating
Heart races, imagination ceases, just can’t create or evaluate.
Letters aimlessly floating,refuse to juxtapose for Le mot juste
Every idea seems so obvious, my own past works I can’t duplicate.
Words aren’t here, my mind draws a blank
Stood upside down and sipped cups of tea
To let creative juices flow, but I have seemed to hit the wall
After a hundred posts, what is happening to me!!!
Abandoned by the muses,countenance whiter than the screen
SOS!Agony and despair looming large. Experts diagnose please.
I know I am a food blogger, not a writer
but I need a few words, even to post a recipe.
To investigate the murder of my creativity,
I hired two sleuths.Detective Google and Dr.Wiki
Who in a baritone pronounced “Elementary my dear skd’
‘Analysis Paralysis‘it has to be.
‘Critical of your own work’ both said to me.
Part relief! Part shock!
The clogging of synaptic junctions were the doing of
The dreaded ‘Writer’s block’ !!!
My friends,readers and my supportive community
Maybe I can’t write like Keats or Shelley,
But trying to crawl out of this black hole, on the road to recovery
Till then for old times sake,please don’t forsake me.
This dreaded Writer’s block
It had to happen to me.
Written by : skd
image courtesy:Google
I am taking my poem this time to my friends partying at Angie’s place The Novice gardener
Aromas and Flavors from my Kitchen 
Poor baby, we all have these moments.
Life of a blogger.
Just start ranting. That’s pretty much 99% of my posts 😊
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That’s quite unnerving dear 😦
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Tell me about it. I don’t know why I get all the traffic i do…
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Documenting great food and your awesome personal style; )
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well here is a little encouraging – i was feeling the same – but i INSISTED my muse wake up – I gave her a poke lol – one image of desert air – no idea why or where i was going – tugged at an old memory a bit – pretended i was someone else -and voila! poem! we all get these days (or weeks) – the thing is not to dwell on the block – jump it – it doesnt matter where you land. If all else fails try some of my prompts
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Super ideas wow! Thank you. Needed them badly.
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Some days are like this.. Loved all ur pics.. especially the wall to bang. I do that a lot
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I have been doing that for the past couple of days 😀
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Thank you for the motivation
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Oh no! I had writer’s block earlier this week too! it’s so so frustrating! I had to bang my head a bit and actually watch some sad movies to get myself out of it!
I hope it gets unblocked soon!
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It really is frustrating. I just couldn’t think of a single word to write. Exasperation 😓
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Until the words find their way from your brain to the keyboard…cook! That way all of your delicious recipes and beautiful photos will be ready to publish. 🙂
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Thats an awesome idea Nancy ☺Thank you for being there 😍
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My pleasure. ❤ Hang in there…this too shall pass!
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Yup 😍
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No worries!! Thats a part and parcel of the blogging journey! Whenever an ideas strikes i keep a note of it in my phone as a list and look them up when i am faced with the Block! But at times I am simply stuck and not able to write even after checking out The List 🙂
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I think I will have to start doing that. Sometimes it is like a shower of ideas and you are raring to go. And times like these you are stuck in a void. Hope to get over it soon. Thanks for the encouragement ☺
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Sometimes you just have to take a break and eat some junk food. That’ll get you back into the swing of things 😉
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My mom says just that ☺You are right here. I had doubled my exercise time this week and was on a detox diet. So this , I have to try.
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Oh dearie me, I hope you get out of that slump pronto SKD. We couldn’t NOT have you visiting and attending the parties on Fridays now would we? The weather perhaps? It’s enough to get everyone down in the dumps.
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Thank you Loretta. I really want to. 😓 I need all the support from friends like you.
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I am going through the exact same phase… “Writer’s block” or is it nature’s way of saying do something else 🙂
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I thought so too Ish ☺
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Make your easiest comfort food.. Even if it’s toasted bread!
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Yes that’s a comforting idea. Thank you so much. I will definitely try it.
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you’re not alone! I totally relate – yesterday it felt that I took a looooooong time to write not very much at all – even when the words came, they did not translate as I repeatedly hit the wrong keys… my solution – feed that inner muse – all it’s favourite simple comfort food 🙂 might be why I am not the skinniest of souls but hey! Peace to you and try to give yourself a break, no one can be as amazingly awesome as you appear everyday 😉 xxx
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I was getting really worried. But thank you so much. It is so reassuring to have your support. It means a lot to me ☺
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I can definitely relate to this skd! I hope it clears soon! sometimes just writing anything at all can help clear up the head and get you going again, so hopefully writing this has pushed you in the right direction. Try not to stress too much about it, the words will come eventually, they always do!
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I hope so too Michelle ☺The more I want to get back the more it is getting stressful. I will take your word on this and take it easy. Thank you for standing by me ☺
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Funny! You’ll get your groove back. Just keep writing.
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I hope I do soon. I have the recipes and the pictures ready but unable to post. Thank you for the motivation ☺
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Ha! You are very talented. So happy that you didn’t skip us this week.
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Thank you dear Julie ☺ Need every bit of inspiration. Didn’t want to stay away from all of you . So just jumped in 😊
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Perfect! I didn’t cook this week either. 🙂
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I guess you got over the writer block as you wrote these lines, my friend. ⭐
All the best to you and happy sunday. Aquileana 😀
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I feel much better now. A couple of visits and time spent on your brilliant blog should inspire me. I was actually re reading your post on Athena 🙂 Thank you for your good wishes. I
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But bravo!! YOu don’t have writer’s block at all, because you have written an amazing poem!! 😀 I so appreciate this post!! 🙂
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Wow!! Thanks Chef. That’s music to my ears. It’s so reassuring to hear. Thank you thank you 🙂
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Interesting post and a cool change! Hope to see more recipes too, whenever you’re ready…. or more poetry! 🙂
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Thanks Lili ☺ All the support from friends and community has given me some inspiration. Hope to join you all soon
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Been there! Still there actually…
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Actually I was thinking I will write a post and imagine it is invisible. And nobody except me is going to read it. Maybe it will work. All the best to you and me. Hopefully we will get out of this soon ☺
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Your poem is beautifully crafted, just like all your recipes!
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That’s o very kind of you. thank you for the encouragement 🙂
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Don’t think so hard. It’ll come in time. 🙂
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Thank you dear. Now it should that I have you motivating me 👍💕
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It’s a package deal I guess 😉
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I guess so. It happens to everyone at some point in time ☺
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Aw my talented darling, don’t think, except of food!!! Then just write the food xxxxx
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Thank you for the nice tip Sheh!! ☺
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Darling, I can’t let you NOT write blogs!! Just get anything down and sort if after xxxxxx
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Thank you dear! ! It was a while ago that I had written this because at that time I couldn’t get myself to write a simple food post. I know writer’s block is too big a thing and doesn’t happen to bloggers and that too food bloggers lol. I was just taking a humorous take on my predicament 😉
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PHEW!!!!!
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