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Below is the poem of the day entitled Death of My Ink which was written by poet Miranda Hawley.

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Death of My Ink

Death of My Ink 

After a masterpiece that I was proud to write
no poetic words flowed from my pen out right
I could not ink the description of a desert dry
and worse yet had no mindset to try
thought I had to be conflicted enough
to use words to scream out in pain
I had no arsenal to name the sea a quilt of blue
Writing had come to a screeching halt  
and not penning poetry was like food without salt
But just as a cloud hung over a little boat 
a storm raged over my drink ink moat.
My ink did not have bicycle wheels
nor did it chase me wearing high heels
I had no idea if ink could have a revival
it was dead I assumed no survival.

Mysterious Poet Date: 7/26/2024 12:19:00 PM A beautifully written masterpiece <3.. Login to Reply

Tom Woody Date: 7/26/2024 6:35:00 AM I'm glad to see you being spotlighted Miranda. Enjoy your week! Login to Reply

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 7/26/2024 2:56:00 AM Hi Miranda, a wonderful POTW such great imagination and I know the feeling. I wrote a similar poem about a blank mind with no inspiration. Will look it up. Congratulations new friend, pleased to meet you. Hugs, blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/26/2024 6:21:00 AM Well thank you!

Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/25/2024 7:31:00 PM Congrats on a memorable POTW! Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/25/2024 7:45:00 PM Thank you very much for your word choice of memorable for this poem.

Benjamin Bartley Date: 7/24/2024 8:53:00 AM Nice worthy POTW. Every line is full of content. An amazing poem. Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/24/2024 2:43:00 PM Thank you so much for that comment.

Hilda Greenhough Date: 7/22/2024 7:54:00 PM This poem touches every poet's heart. Blossoming thoughts in a quiet environment will eventually light your way. Congratulations on POTW. Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/22/2024 8:14:00 PM Thank you for the congratulations. Glad it touches poet's hearts!

Brandy Nicole Date: 7/21/2024 2:19:00 PM Dear Miranda, when inks spills on the page, creating a masterpiece as you say; it's difficult dipping back into the same inkwell. Words seems to float away. This is so beautifully written and presented. Congratulations on Poem of the Week. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/21/2024 5:00:00 PM Thank you very much for that.

Karen Jones Date: 7/21/2024 9:44:00 AM What a creative way to express writing challenges after a writing triumph! I love the flow and energy of this freewrite! Great job and congratulations on winning potw ! Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/21/2024 12:51:00 PM Thank you for the compliment of a writing triumph! Glad you like this.

Paula Goldsmith Date: 7/21/2024 9:28:00 AM Congratulations on your POTW win. What a creative/wonderful write. I enjoyed reading this one. Have a great day/week with your POTW win......................... Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/21/2024 12:50:00 PM Thank you very much for the compliments!

Nancy Kaufman Date: 7/21/2024 5:59:00 AM Dear Miranda, This is a really cute POTW and I immensely enjoyed it. You described the syndrome of writer's block so well. Enjoy the rest of your day and this great honor among your peers. P.S. Being a person with spelling issues, I think high heels is what you meant? May be want to change the spelling. Blessings Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/21/2024 12:45:00 PM Yes, heels is what I meant to say. I will change the spelling so that it reads correctly. Glad you enjoyed this one and thank you.

Daniel Henry Rodgers Date: 7/21/2024 5:08:00 AM Dear Miranda, you have beautifully captured the emotional struggle of a writer like me who grapples with creative stagnation. It’s relatable to anyone who has faced the daunting blank page. It is the perfect poem that is so deserving of POTW! Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/21/2024 12:43:00 PM Thank you and I am glad I am not the only one who has faced this. Hopefully other people have a much shorter block of creativity than I did.

Tania Kitchin Date: 7/21/2024 4:49:00 AM Miranda, I enjoyed your poem. There are times my muse is sleepy. Congratulations on POTW. Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/21/2024 12:42:00 PM Hand that sleepy muse some Red Bull! :D Thank you!

Jan Allison Date: 7/21/2024 3:25:00 AM I can definitely relate to losing my muse - love your original ideas on this theme and many congrats on POTW:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/21/2024 12:40:00 PM I did try in 98 and 99 to write a book, and I found the attempt like last year or early this year. I had no clue that the depression issues I was facing while my kids were growing up had actually began in the late 90's. Finding that attempt was a reality slap for me. Glad you liked this one.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/20/2024 9:39:00 AM Wow. Love this one. It has a lot of originality, cool phrases. Did you ever post your masterpiece? Anyway, this one is s fave Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/20/2024 2:33:00 PM Yes, I posted my original masterpiece, and I told you about it in soup mail. Glad you marked this as a fav.

Arthur Vaso Date: 7/19/2024 11:19:00 PM This is a beautiful poem, and Id love to read the one you wrote way back when! Login to Reply Miranda Hawley Date: 7/20/2024 5:39:00 AM My way back when poem as you called it is on here and its called "Disbelief" the poem that spring boarded my pen back from beyond is on here as well and its called "Orchestrated." Thank you for your comments.

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