Sorry if there is a delay in replying or if I'm away for short periods. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon says, life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
I was sitting at my favourite spot,
in the coffee shop, books and notebooks
stacked on the table, like a student
all-night cramming for an exam,
looking forward to a few hours
of reading and writing.
A figure approached my table,
poring over my writings with interest.
I looked up from my papers with a
can-I-help-you? smile.
You’re on your own, I see. They said.
Where is your writing group?
Where are your fellow writers?
Surely you meet up for coffee
and a catch up,
to compare notes with
your fellow scribes?
Not really, I find writing is something
I enjoy doing on my own, I said,
hoping they would take the hint
and leave me to my fictional characters
and worlds of my own imagining.
But you must meet up with other writers,
to discuss and exchange ideas.
There will be a writers group in the area,
maybe meeting in this very coffee shop.
I mumbled and shrugged,
trying to come up with an answer.
Well, my dad reads and critiques my stuff,
my mum doesn’t and says they're great.
But where is your crowd, your clique,
your group of like-minded souls?
I pointed to my stack of books on the table,
Dylan Thomas, Wordsworth and Kerouac.
Shakespeare, Ray Bradbury and George Orwell.
There is my writing community, I said, right there.
Now you’re just being silly, they replied.
Could you ask for better company? I asked.
You have to admit, that’s a fine circle to mix with.
It was their turn to be lost for words,
as they finally left me to my tea and my writing.
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Author:
Tom Dylan (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This poem was inspired by people suggesting I join a local writing group. While that might be fun, I always find I enjoy writing on my own in a quiet corner somewhere.
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Comments6
Excellent write
Thanks, Tony. Really appreciated.
You're welcome
Good write Tom.
Thanks, Orchi. Really appreciated. Cheers, Tom.
I relate. Fantastic work, Tom.
Thanks a lot, Thomas. Really appreciate your comments. Cheers, Tom.
Great storytelling, Tom.
Thanks, Mutley. Really appreciated.
Think you won that debate, Tom. But how does the proprietor allow you to set up your office on one of their tables, which otherwise might be available for a quicker, more frequent turnover? Married to one of their daughters?🙃
Haha, yeah! I should write a sequel, where I get arrested and my new writing spot is in a police cell! 🙂 Cheers, Tom.
Nothing like adding a bit of colour to your narration - life in the raw.😂
I too do my writing alone and it is a therapy that I wouldn't have with a group. I am not concerned with rules details and critiques it what the write does to put it into words. I truely do appreciate others reading it and learn from their criticisms and suggestions but not during the process itself. A very personal write Tom loved and identified with it.
Thanks a lot for your comments, Soren. Yes, I enjoy sharing my poems on here and the feedback friends I've made, but I write primarily for myself. A famous writer once said they write for the noise in their head. Thanks again, Tom.
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