Analysis of Writers Block

Andy Hunter 1957 (Margate)



Upon joining this site, I wanted to impress
With a poem that’s original, to put me to the test
So decided I would write, something different and new
But what's it going to be about? I haven't got a clue.

I’m staring at a blank screen, unable to think.
My brains just like a pen that's run out of ink.
Analogy's a great theme, I’ve not done that before
Already hit a brick wall, as I can't think of anymore.

Should I write about a dream, romance, or secret fears?
Looking for inspiration, but still with no ideas.
I try using my imagination, so I write down a few lines
Then look for other words, to try and make them rhyme.

My plan was to create a poem, with poise and eloquence
But everything I write down just simply makes no sense.
So, to spark creativity I recall something from the past
Ideas come and go, but the moment doesn't last.

I suppose my brain is scrambled, and running a bit too slow
I attempt to write something meaningful, but nothing seems to flow.
I guess writing poetry, is not as easy as it looks.
So I admire all those poets, whose work is published in a book.


Scheme XXAA BBCC XXXX XXDD EEXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 011011110101 101010100111101 1101111010001 111101101110101 110101101011 11110111111 1011111101 01010111111101 1110101011101 1010101111010 1110100101111011 111101110111 111101010110100 110111110111 11101001110101 0101011010101 101111100100111 1011110100110111 111010011110111 1101111011110001
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,094
Words 224
Sentences 14
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 42
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 167
Words per stanza (avg) 42

About this poem

Often I will get an idea which just doesn't materialise on paper.

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Written on December 09, 2021

Submitted by AndyH on December 07, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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