Writing can be difficult at times.
Too many ideas race through our minds.
Or else too few for us to choose from
The perfect topic just will not come.
At times scarce is the time to write
With a list of "to dos" it has to fight.
Or finding a space that's cozy and quiet
A chair that just happens to be the right fit.
These things today do not plague me
As I type this blog for others to see.
Instead, circumstances beyond my control
Take over my life and put writing on hold.
A cat licks my hand as I try to write
Luckily, she doesn't bite.
While another head butts the computer screen
Not in anger , not to be mean.
I look at the the clock and to my surprise
I now know what they want so from the chair I rise.
Out to the kitchen they follow in a bunch
How could I forget it's now time for lunch.
The cats are happy, content and fed
They go their own ways; it's off to bed.
So back to my writing, but what should it be?
For now a good topic seems to elude me.
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I smiled as I read your post – we no longer have cats, but I know exactly what you mean! Also about finding a topic to write about. I haven’t been active here, but I’ve made a plan to write a SOL post each week.
Glad to see that you are back. It seems like writing once a week shouldn’t be too challenging, but we all know that it is.
What a supremely clever way to explain a dilemma I face most Tuesday mornings. (For some reason March is easier—I’m not sure why, but I think it’s the daily expectation. I love the pivot in the middle to answering the feline food crisis. “Not in anger, not to be mean,” those hungry cats just want to be seen!
Yes, they do want to be seen and let me know in no uncertain terms.
Clever post.
And so helpful of your cats to pop into the process!
Yes, they can be quite helpful at times.
I saw your teaser on TWT and instantly thought that it can’t be about you having struggles with writing, surely it must involve cats. I am happy to be proven right. You can never run out of topics with the cats around. I like that you refer to cats as “circumstances beyond my control.”
The cats can be challenging, but I would be lost without them. Believe me, I have many struggles with writing.
I agree, it is a struggle! I like how you had your cats come in to distract me as I read. I went on a walk this afternoon, the words were flowing and by the time I got home, poof, they disappeared. I knew I should’ve stopped to take notes on my phone. Sigh…
As I get older many thoughts and ideas go through my mind like fast freight…there then gone.
I struggled this week. Too much to do to sit down and write a post. I had ideas, i just didn’t make the effort to find the time.
I totally understand. I think we have all been there. I know have.
When the “I have no idea what to write” becomes the write. Levae it to the kitties to remind you what’s important. ❤️ this little prose slice of your day.
Although they can be a pain, they are also an inspiration.
Bob, your slice is full of humor, wisdom, and inspiration for other writers. It’s a new year and you are on a roll. This with your one word starts the new year off with a pen in hand.
Carol, often when I can’t think of what to write or if I throw all ideas out, the cats somehow always seem to be an inspiration. Now, I need to work on today’s post.
Nice 😊 . I don’t like to sit and think and think about what I should write. The words should flow out and I feel happy when they do. 😊
I agree that writing should flow.