Between a Block and a Hardback

She sat down at the table. Picked up the pen. Nothing.

She tried everything, but she couldn't find the right words to say.

No, this isn't the beginning of a short story where a girl tries to contact her long lost mother. It's what every writer sooner or later suffers from.

Writer's Block.

I was dead set on writing a poem today, but unfortunately, a drowsy Saturday doesn't result in an inspiring story line. Still set on getting my daily post in, I depended on my favorite cure for writer's block. It's what I like to call “The Three Word Wonder.”

Here's how it works:

• pick a word, the first word that comes to mind
• next, pick a second and third word that you connect with the first
  (in this case, I chose words that rhymed. You might prefer synonyms, antonyms, word groups, etc. Whatever works best for you.)

Sounds easy right?

• now, start writing. Be sure to incorporate your three words into your short story or poem.

I chose the words DREAM * GLEAM * and STREAM

Here's what I came up with:

She's a dreamer,

like no other,

a believer,

with the power,

to wrap a narrow-minded male,

in the magic her mind streams.

She's a beauty,

hard to find,

the woman

all men seek for,

no ordinary lady,

reveals the mystery her eye gleams.

But there's a secret to this skirt,

a riddle just I know,

I carry in my pocket,

an almighty note.

The key to the lock of an impossible heart,

the conclusion of a merciless hunt,

a clue placed to rest in my pocket,

that I, near my heart, forever tote.

 

Works like a charm!