Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Being Stuck But Not For Long

Being stuck is how I learned I am a cartoonist,
A poet, a writer, a painter.
Being stuck is what makes me 
Seek something new that will interest me.

I know when my brain needs something new.
Her dendrites are crying for another language,
vocabulary words, new methods of painting.

I know I must feed her, so she can be the most
creative happy fun-loving dancing self she can be.
This is when I begin learning something new.

I do not care what it is - racquetball, paintball, Harry Potter,
something I did not know about yesterday. To loosen her and
allow her to be the best she can be. I either pick up a book
about something I have never learned or I pick up a hobby. If I have a broken ankle, I click on the History Channel to feed my dendrite highway and retain enthusiasm.

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M. L. Kiser February 21, 2019 at 3:03 AM You know I hate doing nothing. Even when I'm sitting in s doctor's waiting room, I'm penning or sketching or working a puzzle. With the exception of a good Zen meditation; my mind is always as busy as my hands. Love this; "fav'd". Caren Krutsinger February 21, 2019 at 7:16 AM I get so much done in a truck waiting for a friend to show up "on time" or "ha ha - one friend who always is 30 minutes late " it is hilarious. One time I had no paper and I implored a waiter to bring me 6 napkins. By the time she arrived I had 9 poems on napkins.

Rhona Mcferran February 20, 2019 at 10:25 PM I know this well, that is why I have so many hobbies, too! ;) Caren Krutsinger February 21, 2019 at 12:31 AM I am thinking of something new; I am ready and you know how fast I can switch when I need to.

Arturo Michael February 20, 2019 at 8:22 AM I've found a few ways myself...I must do something different...but yes, being STUCK...can bring out unimaginable creativity... Caren Krutsinger February 20, 2019 at 3:25 PM I cannot allow myself to be stuck very long; it kills me.

Sand Blown February 19, 2019 at 8:56 PM nice write...you're nudging the edges of time : ) lol Caren Krutsinger February 20, 2019 at 5:26 AM I am trying to. I figure I only have twenty-six years left.