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Hesitate

I write
I think 
I feel
yet when it comes together
I hesitate
I rethink
I erase
then I go no further
I start
I think
I don't
then put it away for another day.

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The Situation

Date: 5/25/2022 6:35:00 PM

Sometimes I catch a phrase. I write it down right away and then I let it take the lead. It's called inspiration.

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 7/13/2022 11:19:00 AM

Thanks for the hint I have written down phrases but then feel like it is not mine. Will think of it as inspiration from now on. love phyl

Jack Horne

Date: 3/4/2022 7:24:00 AM

I know how you feel - I guess we all get days like that. So sorry you've been poorly, my friend - I hope you're much better by now. Sending you a get well hug x

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 3/6/2022 9:50:00 AM

Getting better my friend. Thanks and hope things are okay your way. Hugs to you both as well. love phyl

Joe Maverick

Date: 2/22/2022 10:40:00 AM

As I know things much similar Phyliss, and I Guess there will be many who know of the Hesitant hour? LOL)) great stuff.'

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 3/6/2022 9:50:00 AM

Thank for your comment Joe. Hope all is well with you. Take care. love phyl

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 3/6/2022 9:49:00 AM

Thank for your comment Joe. Hope all is well with you. Take care. love phyl

Paul Callus

Date: 2/18/2022 6:45:00 AM

Hesitation before posting is a good thing, Phyllis; shows that you take your work seriously. Being fussy about what we share with others is a sign of maturity. If we are not completely happy with the end result, it's best to give it a break and go back to it later on. ~ Best regards // paul

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 3/6/2022 9:48:00 AM

Thanks Paul that is very good advice. Have a wonderful day. love phyl

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 2/4/2022 11:03:00 AM

Many a poem I have written half way and kept on my computer to continue with it some other time, because an idea has suddenly popped into my mind and It can't wait, I have it thought out almost to the end, what i feel within me, and what I must put on paper then, now and I know that it will always be so. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/12/2022 5:23:00 PM

So many ideas but then it does not sound right and I take it down and forget to save it. Have a nice weekend. love phyl

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/19/2022 1:23:00 PM

Every poet should be able to relate to this Phyl. I hope you are doing well? Blessings xxoo

Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 2/2/2022 11:58:00 AM

So sorry you had to go through that. I have been fortunate not to have been I’ll for over two years. Happy you are well now. Blessings xxoo

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 2/2/2022 8:40:00 AM

Thanks Connie. Just got over covid. I was ill a couple of weeks but am on the mend. Hope all is well your way. love phyl

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/13/2022 1:31:00 PM

sometimes I do that too, Phyllis. I enjoyed this one today

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 1/19/2022 8:42:00 AM

Thanks Andrea. Been a long dry spell for me. love phyl

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 1/12/2022 3:53:00 PM

Hello Phyllis ... writing poetry is a bit like facing the ocean. Some days smooth and calm; other days turbulent, angry, and needs a rewrite - thank you Phyllis - Lindsay

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 1/19/2022 8:39:00 AM

Yes writing is like an ocean and these water have been very calm. Down with the bug. Hope all of you are keeping well. love phyl

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/11/2022 6:06:00 PM

This is very clever Phyllis. I would imagine the short form as a real challenge. You did very well! Blessings xxoo

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 1/19/2022 8:35:00 AM

Thanks Connie for your comment. Hope all is well your way. love phyl

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/10/2022 4:22:00 AM

- ... sometimes the words come by themselves ... great poem, Phyllis :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 1/11/2022 11:08:00 AM

Thanks hopefully words will start roaming in this mind. Have a nice day. hugs phyl

James Marshall Goff

Date: 1/10/2022 1:55:00 AM

Hi Phyl, all the best poets do the same! Good poem! much love, jamesy

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 1/11/2022 11:09:00 AM

Nice to see your name. Hope all is well in your world. We are in the midst of a lot of cases again. Take care. love phyl

Kim Merryman

Date: 1/9/2022 7:09:00 PM

This is great, Phyllis! So few words that express the process of writing. I can relate! Blessings, Kim M

Phyllis Babcock
Date: 1/11/2022 11:12:00 AM

Thanks Kim. Seemed to have writers block this past year. Hopefully this new year will bring more new poems. With hubby retired it was a different year for me. love phyl