On which I Ponder

Chase Walker 1986 (Virginia Beach)



So many thoughts trying to escape,
As I stare at a blank piece of paper.
My pen comes out; my mind goes blank.
Trying to recall thoughts now rather than later,
The longer I stare the less I recall,
As thoughts anew begin to wander,
Wondering now if I had great thoughts at all,
Or if it’s nonsense on which I ponder.
Escaping my mind are words of nonsense,
As confusion takes its toll.
How did this begin? When did it commence?
Is all I think nonsensical?
Has sanity gone away with the wind?
Just as water when it's turned to vapor.
Or does nonsense make sense in the end?
As I stare at a blank piece of paper.

About this poem

Have you ever had the most beautiful lines in mind and when you pull out you pen and pad and completely forget? Only to stare, frustrated, at a blank piece of paper. That's exactly what this poem is about.

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Written on February 24, 2023

Submitted by chasew.22964 on August 12, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBcbdbdbefeghbiB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 612
Words 134
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16

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