A matter of process

I went back through the archives of my blog on MySpace and was a bit disappointed. It seems not only did I not post very often, but I also didn't post much of consequence. Most of the blogs are, quite frankly, not worth reposting. So, never mind that. I've already posted the sole poem that I bothered to share on that blog. I seem to recall that the only real reason I posted it was because it was inspired by a generator someone shared on MySpace Bulletins. With inspiration coming at such rare intervals these last few years, I thought it was worth the repost. It goes to show that the muse can manifest itself in unexpected forms. It is also evidence that a person can use those silly generators to invent unique writing exercises. "Gone but not forgotten" will be the only repost to appear on "Sleeping Dragons."

I sat down to write a poem the other night and was stymied. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood. The inspiration was there, and the idea for the poem had been floating around in my head for a few days. I could picture the images I wanted to invoke. However, it was difficult to find the words and nearly impossible to find my voice. After struggling with it for a while I finally turned off the computer and slipped off to bed. I decided that I needed a different approach.

To get the creative juices flowing, I started to revisit some of my old works in progress. The better ones I will post here, starting with a short poem which makes use of a few lyrics from classic rock. This is a theme I have used once or twice in the past before I started saving my writing electronically. I am not sure if this constitutes infringement, but it hardly matters since I am currently an unpublished poet. When I post some of these older poems, I will include a date originally written, if known.

I only hope you enjoy reading them, as I did writing them.