I is for Ideas



Today I had ideas for the letter I
But I couldn’t get any of them to fly,
Implementing them proved quite hard
Where was my elusive Bard?

Ideas just seem to fade away
Without Implementation to save the day,
So instead I write this sad little ditty
A tragic tale that isn’t pretty,

I apologize that this poem is flat
Guess I can’t do much about that!
I’ll do much better for the letter J
Tomorrow is another day!
This April I am participating in the A-Z Challenge 




and the NaPoWroMo Challenge NaPoWriMo where I will write a post and a poem for each letter of the alphabet each day in April except for Sundays.


Comments

  1. UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 6:45 PM

    Oh, I so totally relate! Some days I wonder if I've completely run out of things to say... but inspiration always strikes again, eventually. :)

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    1. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 8:29 AM

      Yes, sometimes it's elusive but we always know it will return if we keep trying, right, Laurel?

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  2. Shilpa GupteApril 10, 2015 at 7:20 PM

    Cat, that is a universal problem, so don't you worry! :-)

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    1. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 8:30 AM

      Thanks, Shilpa. I wrote lots for a poem about Improvisation but none of it was any good so I gave up on that idea.

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  3. SuzyApril 10, 2015 at 9:16 PM

    Sometimes the words just don't flow, but your little poem made them go.

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    1. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 8:31 AM

      That's cute, Suzy, you poetess extraordinaire, you! Thanks for the encouragement. At least when I'm blocked, I can find the humour if I look hard enough.

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  4. Devika FernandoApril 11, 2015 at 2:44 AM

    I love how you managed to turn something negative into something positive. :-)
    My link: http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/blogging-from-a-to-z-challenge-letter-j-jealousy

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    1. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 8:32 AM

      Thanks for dropping by the blog, Devika. Much appreciated. I will pop over to say hi on your blog. Glad you liked my silly rhyme.

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  5. Debbie D. April 11, 2015 at 8:19 AM

    This is SO clever, Cathy! ☺ Great way to turn it around.

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    1. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 8:32 AM

      Thanks, Debbie. I hated not having something to post for I so I gave this a try. My poem on Improvisation just wasn't happening at all.

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  6. elly stornebrinkApril 11, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    How true that sometimes ideas just fly out the window! It helps to write them down...better yet to implement them! ;) <3

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  7. Shailaja VApril 12, 2015 at 1:56 AM

    Such a beautiful effort. You really should stop putting yourself down :)

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