Saturday, August 29, 2015

Writer's Block~

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I pulled the laptop down
  Rose from the chair
Pedalled off downhill…
A semblance of energy
        was a ‘necessity’!

I entered a coffee shop,
-it was reserved for a book launch,
Shy in the midst of an erudite crowd
 I chose a private corner,
       sat on a chair watching ….
Subconsciously, 
    I was yearning for a change,,,I knew.

The sun had sunk,
      evening taken hold
I looked at the poster on display
The distinctive logo of a broken pencil
    on the maroon velvet background
        seemed so appropriate… fascinating
I fell in love with it

I looked up,
   -the regular spotlights were replaced
          -turned humble for a change
Only the book signing table had
  a feel good haze over the wrapped book
       -half bound in crimson velvet
 The writer… suddenly stood up
"Good Evening, everyone!", he bellowed.

The voice had the charm
     to halt the boisterous congregation
His words were subtle, burningly mnemonic...
There was a sudden hush 
       amongst the attentive audience
He started reading the lead paragraph..
        Phrases kept clicking into my ears..
Words started playing again 
        the mysterious leitmotive in mind
   Not knowing why....
 I opened the door and let myself out….
        -swept past before the door had shut behind.







This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.

16 comments:

  1. WOW!! Lovely!! You have just played with words beautifully!! I love the concept as well!!!
    :)

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    1. Glad you enjoyed, Tina. Thanks for your visit and words of appreciation :)

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  2. A wonderful poem.
    Congratulations :)

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    1. Thanks a ton. Delighted to have you here, Salvwi😊. Shall check out your page soon...
      Hope to see you more on these pages...

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  3. and this you wrote with a Writers block :) wowow

    jahanpanah tusin great ho :)

    Bikram's

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    1. Hee hee..
      Tussi bhi kamaal kartey Ho ji... Ab thoda thoda leakage toh brain se hotai hai nah... ;)
      Thank you, Bikram for that witty comment. So good to have you here!! How have you been...?

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  4. sometimes we need to enjoy the simple things of life

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    1. True that! Thanks for coming by... Vandana :)

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  5. Hope your narrator ran off to pen some words of his or her own. Nice!

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    1. Hahaha...I just hope he did....! In fact, I would argue that inspiration is an integral part of the writing process.
      Thanks for reading, Marian. Humbled..:)

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  6. That pen can be a burden.. but I hope like Marian that the ink keep flowing.

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  7. Amen to that, brudberg! The pen is what gives the voiceless a voice and message through simple words. hope its power remains!
    Thanks for your visit and comment, I truly appreciate :)

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  8. It may be a hurried exit. But it certainly invoked certain emotions. Hopefully, it might provoke some positive attitudes following that to counter the 'block' Great little story Panchali in so many words!

    Hank

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    1. Thank you, Hank. Great having you here always:)

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  9. Welcome Panchali.
    You made me great joy visits and commentary.
    I am therefore very, very happy.

    You know, I love your your poetry.
    And this time, your line is wonderful.

    Greetings from Poland.
    Lucia

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  10. So good to see you, Maria!! Hope you're doing well. Thanks for your kind words...i truly appreciate :))

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