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Suzanne is a Retired Registered Nurse certified in Med/Surg. She began writing poetry in 1998. Since retiring she has participated in poetry groups both in the Community and on-line. She is originally from Australia, has lived in the Hawaiian Islands for most of her adult life and now lives on the mainland US. Her poetry is a mixture from all these places. In her writing she has explored many forms but finds ease of expression mostly in free verse. Her poems are included in an Anthology "A Bridge to ALL Nations."with other poets from Connie's site: Poetry for Thought. One of the greatest joys in her life was to be contacted by Carol Mays, a fellow Souper, to publish an Anthology together, titled, " Poems of Nature, Enchantment and Mystery, available in Paperback and Kindle on Amazon. Here is a link.

https://www.amazon.com/Poems-Nature-Enchantment-Mystery-Carol/dp/B086MN2K6X

Suzanne has three poems included in the PS It's Poetry Anthology and three poems in PS: It's Still Poetry - An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry from Around the World also available on Amazon. She is a regular Contributor to Old Mountain Press Anthologies with poems accepted in the 10 most recent publications.

http://www.oldmp.com/anthology/booksinprint.htm

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A Shortage of Solitude

Blog Posted:1/26/2016 11:48:00 AM

I came across this article about how we are involuntarily faced with boredom
during a power outage. I have experienced it myself and found it quite annoying.

http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2011/08/31/hurricane-irene-reunion-with-boredom/

( read above, and come back )

My question is how do you achieve the quietness and solitude needed for writing?

I first began writing poetry after a course in meditating for stress. I find now I don't have to go into a meditative state but I won't force a poem either . I often take the idea for a poem and let it sit
in my mind until something comes forward. My other creative outlet is papercrafting incorporating collage and mixed media. I get into a zone with that but I do enjoy solitude with nature.
Share your thoughts with us.

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Suzanne
Delaney

Date: 1/26/2016 8:23:00 PM

Thankyou for all and keep contributing...a thrilling first for me. A blog that ran hot.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/27/2016 11:23:00 AM

That's great Brian: Off for a peek.

Brian Strand
Date: 1/26/2016 11:25:00 PM

I posted my first Bantu couplet here on PS this morning thank you Suzanne for the pointer thereto to this enigmatic short form.Have a good day.rgds Brian

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 1/26/2016 8:07:00 PM

Suzanne, do you "quill" paper, ever? I've seen some lovely artwork at my daughter's school and remember quilling as a young teen... the attention and work... I can't remember being bored. I have always written or read when time was available. I love art. The article was interesting and we have never experienced a large power outage, but eleven years ago, I spent a month in palliative care with my father, NO TELEVISION. No computer, no tablet, no iphone, on smart phone. Now, we did have a portable stereo... so I guess that we did have some technology. But we played backgammon and worked on the crosswords he loved, crazy 8 card games, we talked, we read, wrote. I was never bored. Sad, yes..

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 8:21:00 PM

Thanks Cyndi: I do quilling and make Australian wild flowers using quilling techniques. It is called quilling because nuns invented it in convents using feather quills to twirl strips of paper around. It does require patience, Regarding quiet time that is wise to be in the moment. Observe and participate and write later,

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 1/26/2016 8:19:00 PM

PS. I just realized I fibbed. I find tax time highly boring. I find most television tedious. Line ups sometimes bore me, but they make a good place to think up poetry (unless a young child is in tow, in which case bored is not the word that "I'd" use. ")

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 1/26/2016 8:13:00 PM

Lovely blog. Interesting topic!

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 1/26/2016 8:12:00 PM

When I was working full time, I wrote in the evenings. Sometimes, I can write in cafes and libraries.. but loud places, thumping music and the such... no, I can not write when the pulse of life is pounding. Then? I am enjoying life, too. Listening... watching... experiencing what is going on around me. It makes me a better writer to be in the now.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 1/26/2016 8:10:00 PM

As far as quietude, I must wait until my girl is asleep... I read another wonderful article by a writer... oh, who was it??... grrr at my memory... and she said that she knew to never try tear herself in two. When her children were home. She was with them. When they were at school. She could be attentive to her writing.

Brian
Strand

Date: 1/26/2016 3:57:00 PM

Thanks Suzanne I googled bantu and will try it .the definition is worth recording..a 2 liner, each line a complete idea, the second line contrasting,but complementary description or explanation, often a metaphor,of the image in the first line.

Brian Strand
Date: 1/26/2016 11:27:00 PM

I have given it a go and posted my first attempt theroat this morning here on PS.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 4:05:00 PM

Thanks Brian Should be a fun exercise for developing metaphoric skills.

Harry
Horsman

Date: 1/26/2016 3:54:00 PM

Hi Suzanne, interesting question, for many years i worked alone on night shift in an office in New Zealand,,and my inspiration came always at 4am in the morning.. i would scribble everything down, and organize it into some form of poetry later,in fact i had a large bag with heaps of sheets of paper all full of words lines and rhymes, then i would go through each one, taking sometimes a little from each..This 4am aspect is a story on its own,,but even today in retirement i'd love to be able to recapture those early days, or should i say innocent days especially regarding my poetry....

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 4:03:00 PM

Tee hee Harry: There is the case for solitude.....some say trauma or a life changing event brings out. hidden poetry but I say too much angst doesn't always pass for good poetry.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 1/26/2016 3:11:00 PM

Hi, I don't have time to read the article, but would like to comment since this has happened to me a few times (once being out of power during the 1989 earthquake in S.F. and other times just power outages in my small town). As long as I have a source of light, I am fine. I read or I get some paper and pen and start writing. Thanks to Soup, I always have plenty of "themes" I am playing around with. Some of them take a while to gather steam, but eventually they seem to come!!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/27/2016 6:34:00 PM

yes, we are a rare breed INDEED

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 3:19:00 PM

Thanks for commenting Andrea: From what I am gathering, we poets are a rare & lucky breed in that we know how to entertain ourselves

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 3:15:00 PM

That is an excellent thought, Brian: I used to keep a journal/ notebook with me and write down random thoughts as they came- even out doing the shopping. I haven't done that in quite a while. A good exercise is looking at images and comparing them to something else. I think in Africa they are called Bantus.

Brian
Strand

Date: 1/26/2016 1:46:00 PM

Suzanne I don't need either,(being able to concentrate come what may)The main thing is to capture the image,thought, word whatever etc that causes the inspiration.(eg the winter scene that tops yr link is the kind of thing I refer to).As Lin says below is to note it at the time especially if it is during the night or some other busy time.Inspiration is such an ethereal happening that can dissolve so easily,one has to do something about it there and then.Interesting topic I like to know what prompts peer poets to take up their pen.rgds Brian

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 3:17:00 PM

My reply did the leapfrog to the above answer. Here is a link to writing a Bantu. http://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/by-writing-genre/horror-by-writing-genre/how_to_create_haunting_imagery

Frederic
Parker

Date: 1/26/2016 1:19:00 PM

I think that if you write about things your passionate about it doesn't matter if it's quiet.On the other hand if you are writing about things that you may have an opinion about it may take quiet to sort out your thoughts, but generally speaking writers write when they feel a need to express something no matter the place or noise level.It is like most things everyone has an approach that works for them..if you need quiet than that works for you, others may need noise..there is no set pattern.Every writer has moments when the writing comes easy and moments when they walk away because it is hard..

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 3:06:00 PM

Yes Frederic...you are right about the level of passion to bring about reverie. Sometimes we retreat to fight a greater battle later on.

Lin
Lane

Date: 1/26/2016 12:04:00 PM

I guess I'm fortunate by not needing quiet and solitude for writing. Random thoughts come unbidden to my mind and therein lies the beginning of something that needs to be written down. That can be quite annoying when it's 3 a.m. and I don't feel like rising for pen and paper, but if I don't, by morning it'll be gone. ~ The only distraction I have when I'm trying to write is the pesky meowing of my kitten who wants my attention. I could tune her out, but she's more important than the next line of a poem. ~ Like you, after I think I've finished a write, I let it sit, then go back and look at it with fresh eyes for editing. A fun blog.. thanks!

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 1/26/2016 3:03:00 PM

I am with you on the 3am thing. Must be closely linked to the "dream state" We need to put up a sign on the bedroom door. No Muses allowed ...at least not until I am awake.lol

My Past Blog Posts


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New Contest- BANTU with UPDATE Date Posted: 3/22/2023 12:35:00 PM
The Multiple Choice Poem Contest Date Posted: 3/7/2023 7:35:00 PM
Bringing old Poems to Light Date Posted: 1/27/2023 6:49:00 AM
Time to Get Even- The Multiple Choice Poem Contest Date Posted: 1/26/2023 1:30:00 PM
Tribute to Connie- Autumn Constanza Date Posted: 10/21/2022 8:37:00 AM
In Remembrance of Connie -Autumn Theme Poetry Contest Date Posted: 9/16/2022 5:19:00 PM
A gift for you Date Posted: 3/14/2019 6:47:00 AM
Erasures Date Posted: 2/25/2018 4:13:00 PM
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How Poets Conjure up a World Date Posted: 4/26/2016 9:08:00 PM
Crown of Sonnets. Attn. Craig and Cyndi Date Posted: 4/16/2016 9:26:00 PM
Glosa Collaboration with Timothy Hicks and Suzanne Delaney Date Posted: 4/7/2016 1:05:00 PM
“Getting to Know YOU" PERSONALITY GAME!"...** Date Posted: 4/7/2016 1:47:00 AM
Exporting Your Poetry List Date Posted: 1/31/2016 9:46:00 PM
A Shortage of Solitude Date Posted: 1/26/2016 11:48:00 AM
Gratitude, Human Shortcomings and Happy New Year Wishes Date Posted: 12/28/2015 2:13:00 PM
My 'Old Poetry Friends' for Viv Date Posted: 7/15/2015 5:42:00 PM
The Little Mermaid in my Pond Date Posted: 8/17/2014 4:54:00 PM
Mermaids Contest Update Date Posted: 8/15/2014 7:27:00 PM
New Contest Coming - Mermaids Date Posted: 5/28/2014 9:41:00 PM
Problems with Adware Date Posted: 2/2/2014 1:40:00 AM
Magical Christmas Date Posted: 12/25/2013 1:14:00 AM
I'd Like to Say This About That Date Posted: 12/18/2013 1:39:00 AM

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4/12/2024	Reverse Graffiti	Other	imagination,light,word pl
1/3/2024	Autumn Bird	Free verse	autumn,beauty,bird,freedo
12/26/2023	As Clear as Daylight	Didactic	allegory,introspection,pe
12/6/2023	Falls Magical Splendor	Sonnet	autumn,change,color,life,
12/4/2023	Christmas in Paradise	Rhyme	christmas,fun,
11/15/2023	Wild Birds	Personification	bird,nature,
10/27/2023	A Leaf Falls	Concrete	autumn,fun,nature,
10/8/2023	My Ode To Autumn	Free verse	autumn,beauty,color,natur
8/19/2023	A Haiku Writes Itself	Haiku	art,feelings,nature,writi
7/11/2023	Ko Olina Place of Joy	Quintain (Sicilian)	happiness,inspiration,rac
7/10/2023	Rabbit Vs Eagle	Rhyme	animal,bird,strength,surr
7/9/2023	Star-Fins	Free verse	children,creation,imagina
7/7/2023	Turned Upside Down By a Group of Children:	Free verse	animal,anxiety,children,
7/7/2023	These Dreams I Cherish	Free verse	dream,memory,
6/5/2023	If Australia Was a Poem	Free verse	culture,nostalgia,simile,
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5/10/2023	Norwich	Rhyme	funny,husband,word play,w
5/9/2023	Inenarrable	Free verse	beach,feelings,happiness,
4/27/2023	High In Winter Trees	Haibun	animal,confusion,daffodil
4/21/2023	She Is Nature	Quatrain	autumn,beauty,
4/17/2023	The Queen of Day	Heroic Couplet	day,night,sun,
4/3/2023	Photograph	Kimo	devotion,goodbye,
3/28/2023	Beach Umbrellas	Imagism	beach,image,simile,
3/23/2023	How To Impress Your Mother-In-Law	Free verse	fun,life,mother son,
3/22/2023	Spider Plants	Imagism	imagery,metaphor,
3/22/2023	Sins of Trees	Tail-rhyme	beautiful,environment,nat
3/10/2023	Gutsy George	Limerick	dog,giggle,
3/9/2023	Queen of Dawn	Rhyme	beauty,day,
2/15/2023	Daffodil	Haiku	flower,seasons,spring,
1/26/2023	Hospitals Are	List	appreciation,care,conflic
1/20/2023	Half Lord of the Fishes	Limerick	cute,humor,
1/20/2023	The Fiddler and the Frog	Rhyme	allegory,music,nature,
1/20/2023	Longing For Spring	Rictameter	flower,miracle,seasons,
1/3/2023	Unbeknownst To Rhymezone	Free verse	fantasy,word play,
12/24/2022	Siesta Key-Haikoum	Haiku	beach,bird,nature,
11/16/2022	Into the Vapenouz Woods of Voroznezh	Vogon Poetry	fantasy,word play,
10/26/2022	Autumn Meadow	Dizain	autumn,nature,seasons,
10/21/2022	Autumn Constanza	Rhyme	autumn,friendship,grief,
10/6/2022	On the Salutations of Ginsberg To Pessoa and Pessoa's Alvaro To Whitman	Free verse	appreciation,poetry,tribu
10/2/2022	Tribute To Connie	Prose	appreciation,encouraging,
10/1/2022	Mister Sun	Free verse	autumn,hope,nature,season
9/25/2022	Fall Collection	Haiku	autumn,moving on,nature,
9/18/2022	On An Outback Plain	Rhyme	funny,humor,
9/18/2022	Something Shines - Immense	Free verse	imagination,inspiration,m
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9/16/2022	Raking Leaves	Free verse	autumn,irony,memory,
9/12/2022	Autumn Has Found a Home In Me	Pantoum	autumn,beauty,change,memo
9/10/2022	Woe and Wonder	Free verse	anger,angst,conflict,emot
8/31/2022	Still Un-Answered Universal Question	Couplet	history,riddle,war,
8/3/2022	A Tree Is Like a Blank Book	Enclosed Rhyme	change,nature,simile,
7/13/2022	The Time In Between Seasons	Rhyme	autumn,beauty,nature,seas
6/1/2022	Dawning In the Garden of Time	Free verse	beauty,day,garden,inspira
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1/29/2022	Being Your Eyes For Swell	Free verse	appreciation,art,beauty,c
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10/24/2021	Seasons Change Lune	Haiku	autumn,winter,
10/24/2021	Happenstance	Free verse	autumn,beauty,nature,
9/26/2021	Goddess of Autumn	Verse	autumn,seasons,
9/26/2021	Autumn Idyll	Acrostic	autumn,color,seasons,
6/4/2021	Photographs of Wystan	Free verse	books,poets,
6/3/2021	Close Call	Free verse	fate,nature,
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5/30/2021	Unbroken Line	Free verse	nature,time,
5/30/2021	Night Is Gently Falling	Pantoum	light,nature,night,
5/29/2021	And When You Choose To Dream	Free verse	dream,imagination,word pl
5/5/2021	Petals On the Snow	Pantoum	beauty,grief,rose,snow,
4/29/2021	I Would Be An Iris	Rhyme	beauty,nature,tribute,
2/28/2021	Eyes of Mother Nature	Terza Rima	allegory,beauty,earth,iro
2/27/2021	Recollection	Free verse	emotions,introspection,me
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11/15/2020	Silhouettes	Haiku	beautiful,eve,nature,seas
11/14/2020	In Golden Hours	Haiku	autumn,color,magic,season
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5/10/2020	Lune -- Silence	Verse	memory,music,time,
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3/22/2020	Moonlight Fades	Rhyme	garden,morning,nature,
3/20/2020	Jonquils	Free verse	flower,spring,writing,
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11/19/2019	Prayer To Wonder	Free verse	art,faith,imagery,life,na
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Evening Dew	Rhyme	nature,
Only Leaves	Free verse	fantasy,halloween,
In the Morning	Haiku	nature,
The Tease	Rhyme	angst,loss,me,
Sunglasses Questionku	Shape	death,
Kiss the Rain	Sonnet	lost love,
The Solo Dancer - Tanka To Sonnet	Sonnet	beautiful,tree,sun,tree,
Senior Moments	Rhyme	humorous,car,
Black Pebbles and Violet Streams	Rhyme	death,dedication,loss,lov
Spider's Purse	Dizain	11th grade,imagination,
Memories Beyond the Door	Free verse	memory,
Indian Ink	Dramatic Verse	abuse,autumn,death,deep,f
The Fiddler's Cat	Couplet	imagination,
Good Morning	Free verse	morning,together,
Keep Your Dreams	Rhyme	desire,devotion,dream,
Ewmer and Bugs Paint the Town Wed	Light Verse	funny,life,
For My Mom	Free verse	mother,me,love,me,
Mighty Mighty Spider	Couplet	animal,humorous,
Old Sailors	Haiku	ocean,
Mermaid Fantasy	Couplet	fantasy,sea,
Angels In the Mist	Free verse	love,
Ephemeron	Free verse	life,
I Knew That You Were Waitting	Prose Poetry	prayer,romantic,song,
September	Terzanelle	nature,sad,sun,time,
From a Tiny and Bright Orange Flower In the Woods	Free verse	allegory,flower,spring,
Sijo -Virgin-	Sijo	fantasy,winter,
Sailing the Seas In a Pecan Tree	Rhyme	adventure,old,
Thank You	Rhyme	love,
The Meadow	Narrative	beauty,dream,fantasy,free
Dear Rosebud	Free verse	daughter,life,
Bridal Veil Waterfall	Haiku	nature,
Among the Many Memories That I Love	Free verse	love,
Autumns Birth	Blank verse	birth,
Spider Songs	Free verse	animal,girl,metaphor,nigh
Dandilion	Free verse	age,how i feel,inspiratio
- Dancing On the Moon -	Light Verse	earth,moon,
Erosion (Haiku)	Haiku	natural disasters,nature
Rain Spider	Free verse	insect,nature,
The Break of Day	Free verse	absence,day,longing,memor
Horse Acrostic	Acrostic	animal,beauty,
Tree Friends	Lyric	fantasy,imagination,magic
The Father of Light	Crown of Sonnets	love,
An Angels Wing	Free verse	faithlife,words,hope,joy,
Spider's Creation	Light Verse	beauty,nature,
The Enchanted Dream	Rhyme	beauty,love,nature,romanc
A Soldier's Letter	Rhyme	sad,war,
Magical Moments	Free verse	beautiful,girl,love,
Come Autumn	Romanticism	romance,autumn,autumn,
Fickle-Foolish-Footles - Man's Best Friend	Footle	animal,dog,funny,
Pink Blossoms	Verse	life,
Erie	Ode	image,inspiration,strengt
Moon Fairy	Free verse	fairy,fantasy,moon,planet
Fire Flies	Haiku	freedom,
A Poet's Flight of Freedom	Dizain	poetry,poets,
Fading Leaf	Dizain	autumn,nature,
Purple	Rhyme	art,beauty,blue,color,ins
Precious Descendants	Free verse	children,earth,earth day,
Birds of Paradise	Villanelle	flower,
Northern Slaves	Free verse	emotions,metaphor,sad,sla
Colors of Pumpkin	Haiku	art,nature,seasons,
Looking For Old Souls	Free verse	introspection,
Rainbows Dreaming of Gray	Alliteration	allegory,education,freedo
Garden	Haiku	nature,
Icons Set In Stone	Free verse	time,
My Tree's Seasons	Haiku	tree,
Happy Birthday, Mom	Free verse	birthday,mother,
Hands	Free verse	anxiety,beautiful,beauty,
The Lady Who Bathes In Public	Haiku	humor,
Calamity At the Castle	Limerick	funny,
Paper Plate	Free verse	write,
Butterfly Flirtation	Quintain (English)	butterfly,nature,
Dying Young	Dramatic Verse	body,dark,life,pain,sick,
Spider Web	Haiku	beauty,flower,
Ode To a Gargoyle	Rhyme	friend,
One Green Leaf	Verse	color,green,holiday,image
The Last Love Letter To the West	Free verse	deep,feelings,heart,leavi
These Trees	Free verse	allegory,life,nature,sad,
Maudlin Mary	Ekphrasis	allusion,symbolism,woman,
A Futuristic Christmas- For Contest	Rhyme	christmas,humor,
Big Red Bellied Black Snake	Rhyme	family,farm,
Poetry	Haiku	poems,words,
A Day On the Farm	Prose	farm,myth,
A Tomb of Ancient Bloom	Romanticism	appreciation,beauty,devot
- Christmas Light and Joy -	Couplet	beauty,celebration,christ
A Tomb of An Ancient Bloom	Free verse	age,career,change,judgeme
Autumn Leaves	Couplet	autumn,beauty,love,symbol
Her Autumn	Couplet	bereavement,faith,hope,
Gaining Perspective	Sijo	encouraging,introspection
Mornings	Rhyme	morning,
She Use To Be Rae	I do not know?	age,beauty,
Optimistic Orange	Ode	appreciation,beauty,image
Where Barren Branches Touch Newborn Leaves	Haibun	absence,introspection,lea
The Morn's Alive With Skylarks Singing	Verse	tribute,writing,
Caterpillar	Haiku	butterfly,nature,
Then Spoke Our Lord	Quatern	11th grade,spiritual,spok
When the World Grew Wings - Full	Rhyme	allegory,allusion,beautif
No Service	Sonnet	change,nostalgia,
Like a Girl	Free verse	beautiful,girl,identity,r
Optimistic Orange	Quatrain	day,peace,uplifting,
You'Ll Find Me Before the Ink Is Dry	Free verse	poets,self,