I wonder if the poets of old
Woke in the night,
Their heads full of words
And scrabbled about seeking
A match for a candle,
Paper, pen and ink,
To record their night-time brilliance?
Was this as frustrating -
Do you think? - As waiting for
A hard-drive to boot up,
Or that long trek downstairs
In search of your
Notebook and pencil
Before the thought evaporates?
Martin
A W Holmes, Sept 2016
I have some of my most productive ideas in that weird time between awake and asleep. Trouble is, I forget most of them as I never have the dreaded pen and paper handy!
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