Adeline Foster

Adeline Foster

Instructor of poetry, Hagerstown, MD
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

~ A Writer's Dilemma Comments

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~ A Writer's Dilemma

I lay me down and long to sleep,
Then words come tumbling instead of sheep.
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Adeline Foster
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Sally P.P. 22 April 2019

Your poem is spot on. Many a time I”ve got up in the night to save my thoughts.

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Bill Cantrell 23 June 2014

Good poem my friend, I know well the point made in this poem, If you would like, read my similar line of thought in my poem Poetic Blues

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Lee Fones 18 June 2014

great poem, excellently worded

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Clarence Prince 29 May 2014

Very good, It's an enjoyable read! Well done, Adeline! Blessings! ! !

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Briana Knight 20 August 2012

Reminds more of a pen spill...it bleed all over the paper but when it was done...it was worthy to be hung in a mueseam. Great job

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Shahzia Batool 07 April 2012

Brilliant stroke of words... ted hughes' style of capturing the idea in The Thought Fox is class of its own...thx adeline... :)

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J.b. Lebuert 23 February 2012

What's a pen Miss Adeline? Can I find one in a museum with a typewriter? Thanks for sharing - again!

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Linda L. Franklin 15 November 2011

A really great poem. I understand what you are saying, however I never know when or where my words will come from. I just have to go with the flow, so I always keep pen and paper with me. Keep up the good work. Linda

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Saint Cynosure 05 October 2011

I love it yes, yes yes...I write of my pen also.

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Lonnie Hicks 22 September 2011

Beautifully captured, evoking the writers dilemma of capturing ideas which go away so quickly.

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Alvin Kathembe 03 November 2010

One writer to another, I know what you mean...the iambic tetrameter is almost flawless...brilliant

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Marieta Maglas 23 April 2010

A finely penned poem, . SO much said in so few words. Captured delightfully! Thank you for sharing!

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Tanvi Damle 20 January 2010

itz so true! ! i luv the way you penned it down

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Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 21 October 2009

yes and that is exactly how a good poetry is born...very well said

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Gordon Wilkinson 03 September 2009

yes words only come in their own time and usually when its difficult to do much about it. This sums it up to perfection

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Josephine Dunn 22 August 2009

oh yes - I have this problem too - half asleep - half awake - cant hold a pen & write & in the morning its flown away with the angels :) Lovely poem.

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Kyrsten Gaddis 08 June 2009

Sometimes that happens to me as well... I love the way you put this... Magnificent. -Kyrsten

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Ariel Rousseau 27 April 2009

I've been there before. Lovely rhyme scheme. :)

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Truthful Light Treeclimber 04 January 2009

something we can all relate to..wonderfully timed in rhyme

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C T Heart 22 December 2008

So true that words coming out of the blue with rhymes especially when we are about to rest after a all day work or chores....compressed composition but meaningful to us writers...a 10+++

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Adeline Foster

Instructor of poetry, Hagerstown, MD
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