25
Mar
2014

Totally Uninspired

categories: Mrs. McGriff, Personal Writing

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I stare at the screen,

my mind as blank

as the page before me.

I wander through the crevices of memory,

searching for an idea–any idea–

but only find crumbs and cobwebs

that scatter before my keyboard,

refusing to let me breathe life into them with words.

14 Comments on Totally Uninspired

  1. Ramona
    March 25, 2014 at 11:01 pm (10 years ago)

    Love this poem. Staring at the screen…searching for an idea! We’ve all been there.

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    • Mrs. McGriff
      March 26, 2014 at 6:57 am (10 years ago)

      I’ve been there more than once!

      Reply
  2. Julie Crocker
    March 25, 2014 at 10:30 pm (10 years ago)

    I was in the same boat tonight but your post was EVER so much more eloquent!

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    • Mrs. McGriff
      March 26, 2014 at 6:56 am (10 years ago)

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Tara
    March 25, 2014 at 8:13 pm (10 years ago)

    Yes, there are days like this…but, one can write about this, too. As you did!

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    • Mrs. McGriff
      March 25, 2014 at 9:06 pm (10 years ago)

      I followed the advice I give my students. If you don’t have anything to write about, write about having nothing to write about.

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  4. elsie
    March 25, 2014 at 1:57 pm (10 years ago)

    Sometimes it’s just hard work, but then look at the creative solution. Cobwebs and crumbs, now would you have ever thought that those words belonged in the line? Nice poem today and a feeling that hits everyone.

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    • Mrs. McGriff
      March 25, 2014 at 9:06 pm (10 years ago)

      Thanks, Elsie!

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    • Mrs. McGriff
      March 25, 2014 at 9:05 pm (10 years ago)

      I’m glad something good came out of the cobwebs!

      Reply
  6. chrisleish
    March 25, 2014 at 10:06 am (10 years ago)

    pretty nicely written cobweb.

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    • Mrs. McGriff
      March 25, 2014 at 10:12 am (10 years ago)

      Thanks!

      Reply
  7. Jone
    March 25, 2014 at 9:26 am (10 years ago)

    When I am uninspired, I make a list. I have been in your poem with cobwebs and bread crumbs.

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    • Mrs. McGriff
      March 25, 2014 at 9:43 am (10 years ago)

      I am a list-maker, too. Sometimes those lists turn in to writings.

      Reply

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