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Writer's Block

October 21, 2011
By MirandaCaddell SILVER, Sulphur Springs, Texas
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An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

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There had been no inspiration
To write such a ballad
There was no kind of sensation
There is nothing to see

So many will write
What my brain won’t conceive
Some would find the light
There is nothing to see

In poem and song
Both literature’s child
They can make you feel strong
There is nothing to see

When a blocked mind thinks
It may not find a thing
It’s like when a blind man blinks
There is nothing to see

© Emily H., Marshall, MI

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MirandaCaddell SILVER said...
on Nov. 15 2011 at 9:37 am
MirandaCaddell SILVER, Sulphur Springs, Texas
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Haha, thanks!  I actually had a block in the beginning, and thankfully it went away. :)
Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on Nov. 15 2011 at 9:31 am
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
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I love this, it flowed a little oddly the first time i read it, but I defidently understand writter's block  the last stanza was awsome, good analogy. You obviously didn't have writer's block at the time, though. If youcan come up with something that good then that's the kind of block i wish i had.
Kat.1 BRONZE said...
on Nov. 1 2011 at 6:33 pm
Kat.1 BRONZE, Weston, West Virginia
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&quot;and there she lived with no other thought than to love, and be loved my me.&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe

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I like it, i love the analogy at the end :)