One hour. What a difference one hour can make. For us in North America, the clock was turned back one hour Sunday morning.
Driving to work, this means I have the morning sun instead of darkness of the cold autumn. During the past weeks, in my 45 min. drive to Toronto city, I witnessed the dramatic change of light and color, from purple night sky to brilliant shade of orange & pink from the rising sun.
One hour. What difference does this mean to your writing ? Are you able to write productively in terms of quantity and quality? Or are you one of those who write better under pressure specially with the time constraints ?
Some of us who are working full time (like me) know the time limitations of writing poetry. Specially when the field we are working in is a different discipline like science or finance or law. For myself, I tend to write “better” when I have a deadline or a schedule to follow. Oftentimes my inspiration comes at night or early morning before work. I wish I have more time for writing leisurely but we make our own choices & live with it.
Well it is time for another OpenLinkNight here in D’Verse. Welcome everyone and make yourself comfortable. Grace here hosting for this round of poetry reading.
If you are new here, let me tell you how it works:
- Write a poem and post it to your webpage.
- Click on the Mr. Linky button below and enter your name and direct url/web address to your poem
- There you will also find the list of those participating this week. You might want to refresh this occasionally or check back in as there are people joining over the next 33 hours.
- Read other poets that have linked. Let them know what you thought, how the poem moved you, what you think of their style, what caught your attention. Please don’t forget to return the favor of those who have visited and commented on your work.
- Encourage others to participate through social media, promote your own piece and others.
- Have fun meeting and engaging your fellow poets.
Happy Tuesday to everyone ~ Grace
brian miller said:
i must say…waking up to some sunlight has been nice this week…it does not feel psychologically as if i am getting up in the middle of the night…ha…sunday felt like the longest day as well because my body needs to make the adjustment…
as to writing…i usually write in the evening after everyone goes to bed…when it is quiet, i set aside and hour to write…now i write throughout the day in little snippets but that is my refinery time to make beauty out of the scraps…smiles.
happy OLN everyone…i will see you out on the trail…
Grace said:
Sunday was a treat though – what a difference to wake up to sunlight ~ 🙂
ellaedge said:
Hi Grace- it does make a difference-soleil’s caffeine! 😀 I agree, it is a wonderful treat~
ramblingsfromamum said:
Brian your poetry are hardly ‘scraps’ my friend 🙂
brian miller said:
ha. thank you.
you get to see the final product. they start as scraps scribbled throughout the day…
Ella said:
Brian, a poetic quilt?! ;D I do the same- I gather odds n’ ends of scribbled scrawl and when everyone is in bed I write. Some mornings I am able to have some time, but night is when my muse is most awake.
brian miller said:
night is def when my pen comes alive….to fill the silence…
Tony Maude said:
We changed our clocks a week earlier than you on this side of the Atlantic. As for writing, I suspect I do better with deadlines – I do with most other things … smiles.
Happy Open Link Night everyone – and thanks for hosting Grace.
Grace said:
Works the same way for me too ~ Smiles back ~
Björn Rudberg (brudberg) said:
Oh yes.. now we are back in synch.. we made the change a little earlier.. but now we are back to normal.. which means one hour less to read and comment in the evening… that hour is indeed a big change.. the won hour has already caught up with us in darkness however. November — endless darkness…
Grace said:
It does get dark earlier now ~ Good to see you Bjorn ~
claudia said:
ha yes – i appreciated that extra hour we had as well for reading and commenting… and oy…up in the north the daylight is fading quickly…
1emeraldcity said:
Hi, Grace..~ nice seeing you again 🙂 xo
Grace said:
Hi Jackie ~ Thanks for being here ~ 🙂
Grace said:
Welcome everyone ~ Hope you enjoy the time here ~ Happy OLN ~
Glenn Buttkus said:
Thanks 4 hosting dVerse tonight, Grace! I’ve been retired for 3 years now, & I recall how often my poetry writing was before work, or after, still at the office. Don’t know how many of you, especially Brian & Claudia stay in touch so well, & visit dozens of blogs daily; dedication I presume.
Grace said:
Time & dedication, smiles ~ Thanks Glenn for all the power tweeting ~
Gabriella said:
Happy Open Link! When I finished working tonight it was dark outside for the first time in months and it really made me aware of the coming winter months.
Grace said:
Happy OLN Gabriella ~ Not yet winter please ~
claudia said:
we changed to winter time two weeks ago already and it def. is nice to have a bit more light in the morning… i’m missing it in the evening though – so i try to sneak out for a little walk during lunchbreak to at least get a bit of daylight… i write scraps and snippets throughout the day and then need a bit of quiet time as well to weave it into poetry.. it doesn’t have to be quiet around me – but i have to be in a certain state of quietness… so i often write on walks or in the tram… even while lining up at the supermarket check out…smiles
Grace said:
I like that state of quietness ~ I definitely need my alone time in writing, smiels ~
Interesting to read where you write Claudia 🙂
ellaedge said:
I like writing scraps and snippets! I can see you making your walk a meditative dance-smiles!
Ruth said:
I write pretty much on the fly most of the time… not a deadline fan, me 😉
Grace said:
Oh really 🙂 Lovely to see you here Ruth ~
Glenn Buttkus said:
I think the biggest advantage to my retirement is an immediate access to the Link-up moments at dVerse; that and the Twitter power-twits I often find myself involved with. I am big on research with most of my poetics, so I often need 2-3 hrs + to get one of my (big) poems whipped into shape; blue-penciled, edited, polished, and taped with recitation. I love each of you out there, like Bjorn now, that takes the time to recite the poetry, and shares it with us. This adds several more layers of meaning to the reading.
Grace said:
And it shows Glenn ~ Thanks again for the power tweeting ~
freyathewriter said:
Huzzah! I love Tuesdays… it’s Open Link night! Whoop! I wrote my poem at a ridiculously early time this morning…. I hope it doesn’t show!
Grace said:
My best time of the day actually ~ Good to see you 🙂
freyathewriter said:
Thank you 🙂
ramblingsfromamum said:
This post is so apt – considering I couldn’t sleep waking at 4.30 and I wrote. I am fortunate that I have the days in between writing Services to concentrate or perhaps not so on what I write. If I was back doing the 9-5 – time just fades away in the evenings. I admire the dedication of writers though – we will squeeze one in when our Muse allows us. Great Post Grace – have a lovely day ~ smiles.
Grace said:
Thanks for being here 🙂
ramblingsfromamum said:
🙂
janehewey said:
My process has changed over the passed year. I have recently noticed, when I give myself a deadline, I rebel against it. On the flip side, if a poem starts happening mid-day or night, I drop everything (almost) to write.
I love the sunrises and sunsets of shorter days in the Pacific Northwest.
Mary said:
Happy Open Link to everyone. Thanks for tending the bar, Grace. I do think having deadlines helps. I think that sometimes the more time I have the slower I work. When there is a deadline, I ‘hop to it.’ Deadlines sharpen my mind, I think. I am enjoying reading today’s contributions so far…..
Grace said:
Interesting process Jane ~ Thanks for being here ~
I will be by to return visits once I am home ~ Keep the poems coming 🙂
maryfmcdonough said:
Happy Open Link 121. I’ve posted a poem scribbled on the edges of a spiral notebook in a pathology lab…my day job and PhD project merging, perhaps less than seamlessly….
Grace said:
Lovely to meet you ~ I’ll be over in a bit ~
jaybluepoems said:
Happy Tuesday … finding time is difficult. But I try to set aside certain evenings of the week where neither work nor people can bother me. What I find is that having the time helps, but it’s the moment of inspiration that brings good poetry. Gotta take it where and when you can get it. I carry a small Moleskin with me pretty much everywhere. Anyway – I’ve posted a touch of November’s cold icy hands for you pleasure. Enjoy and thanks for always being so gracious. Jay Blue
Grace said:
I like that moment of inspiration ~ Good to see you here 🙂
http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com said:
Please delete my Linky No.36 – and try here instead (the first poem in a 2poem sequence) http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/life-wordle-133/ I’m having a technincompoop day!
claudia said:
done…smiles
Linda said:
Loving all the bright yellows, reds and oranges outside with a nip in the air. So great to see you all again!
claudia said:
ah yes the colors… i can get drunk on them…smiles… good to see you linda
Grace said:
Autumn is lovely time of the year 🙂
dani said:
thank you for tending bar tonight, Grace! it’s been awhile since i’ve been here. looking forward to reading some great poetry tonight!
claudia said:
hey— so good to see you dani!!!!
ellaedge said:
I am happy to see Dani over here~ 😀
dani said:
really happy to see everyone!!! ♥
Grace said:
Dani – how lovely to see you ~ You’ve been missed 🙂
aprille said:
Precious daylight: I would like it to be forever June and midsummer, not so much for the temperature but for the light.
Having lived on the equator for a few years, I can’t possibly grumble over our short evenings for part of the year, as there the light seemed to come down at 18.00 hrs every day, winter and summer. I do appreciate the variation we enjoy, but can’t help feeling sad for Bjorn’s winter darkness. Let there be light: like the place in Norway, where they put giant mirrors on top of the mountains to get a bit of light down in the valley in the middle of the day.
claudia said:
oh really… that’s what they do..? that is inventive…
ellaedge said:
How clever! I love what you shared Aprille
Grace said:
Yes I read about it ~ Cool to see you here Aprille ~
Madeleine Begun Kane said:
My natural clock is a mess.
Just thinking of sleep gives me stress.
Spring forward—fall back
Makes me more out of whack.
So I don’t change my clocks — I just guess.
claudia said:
haha… sometimes guessing may work even better…smiles
Grace said:
That’s a good one Mads ~ Smiles ~
Madeleine Begun Kane said:
Thanks!
grapeling said:
greetings all, and Grace, merci ~
Grace said:
M ~ Thanks for being here 🙂
Susan said:
The two wall clocks are now correct after half a year of me refusing to change them. I think I finally changed all the blinking electric things. I mourn the loss of analogue clock terms–use them quick before several generations have no idea what you are talking about! (Drive with your hands at 10 and 2.) I will be disoriented by the change of time and light for another couple of weeks. I love OLN and Monday discussions too.
Susan said:
I’ll be back to read ALL over the next few days. Tired eyes.
Grace said:
Rest your eyes Susan ~ See you in a bit 🙂
charliezero1.wordpress.com said:
I’m in…:) yay!!! hello world. We are all beautiful poets. smile 🙂
Grace said:
Hi Charlie 🙂
charliezero1.wordpress.com said:
Hi! grace how are you?
Grace said:
Good ~ Making my rounds now, smiles ~
Pamela said:
Thanks for hosting, Grace. I haven’t posted here in sometime, it is good to be back.
Pamela
Grace said:
Lovely to see you Pamela ~
Brian Carlin said:
I am no use with deadlines. Often I’ll carry the germ of an idea in my head for a few days, commit it to paper when I think I’ve got something and then stare at the bloody thing for days occasionally chopping and cutting words/lines. Sometimes the shorter pieces spring fully formed. The hour change doesn’t make any difference on work days with a 14hr shift on the ward, coming and going in the dark.
Grace said:
Funny how that works ~ I stare at an idea too, picking it to death but sometimes it comes fully formed in seconds ~ Thanks for dropping by ~
Tony Maude said:
Eyes getting tired here – I think I need some sleep. Catch up with you all in the morning.
Grace said:
See you tomorrow Tony ~
shanyns said:
One of the funniest things my husband, who is native, shares at this time of year is the Indian blanket story.
“Only the government will cut off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom and then tell you that you have a longer blanket.”
I’m not a morning person so these early dark nights bother me lots, and I miss our 11 hours of sunshine in the early summer. 🙂 But it’ll be on the longer side after winter solstice.
I like a deadline for writing – and I often do my best writing once I have the push of doing it on time for someone! 🙂 But the luxury of poetry is that the muse can strike in creative ways at anytime, unlike a scheduled article or post. 🙂
Grace said:
Funny that longer blanket, smiles ~ As I am writing this, its night time already & I missed those long sunshine days 🙂 Good to see you Shanyns ~
PassionPoet said:
I write ‘best’ during the day – i.e. before lunch and digestion sleepiness kicks in … but I HATE deadlines … I put myself under constraints at times for practice, but I personally write whenever the mood hits me. Like I mentioned last OLN here in the comments – I love my Blackberry because it has a keyboard and I can touch type on it .. this poem that I highlighted was started on my Blackberry when I was in the bank line, and finished and typed up on my computer when I got back to work….
I was unable to write a newer piece that was posted on my blog (the usual place for my OLN posts) so I pointed you to this poem that is on my FB fan page under my poet name PassionPoet. Some of the poems that don’t reach my blog go there – trying to drive traffic to both places lol … but I pray you enjoy the piece.
Grace said:
Will check it out in a bit ~ Thanks for sharing 🙂
brian miller said:
i dont have a FB…so, i cant…but i would…smiles….
Lisa A. Williams Poetry said:
I love the early morning light and feel compelled to do as much as possible before dark. I found inspiration in your thoughts regarding the time change. I will be back soon to read some wonderful poetry.
Grace said:
How lovely to see you Lisa ~ One time we must do a prompt on Time ~
brian miller said:
i agree…i read several tonight on time…
charlesmashburn said:
This one’s for Mom.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Grace said:
Happy special day to your mom Charles ~ Good to see you ~
brian miller said:
i know you made her feel special with that one…smiles.
Felipe Adan Lerma said:
perfect prompt grace, the issue of time 😉
am working full time right now for a bit, so will check on folk tomorrow pm; take care everyone!
Grace said:
Good to see you Felipe 🙂
brian miller said:
been off the grid for a few hours…have a ton of catching up to do…thanks to those that came by in my absence….see you in a few…smiles.
Amy Jo Sprague said:
hey everyone. It’s snowing out to beat hell and it’s a perfect night to sit back and read your poetry. Sorry my poem s the Color poem from the other day 🙂
brian miller said:
we are getting a fine rain here…if the temp dropped just a bit we might get some white stuff as well…no sweat, that was a fine piece by you amy…
Tamara (at PenPaperPad) said:
No Daylight Savings time change here. Thank goodness. When I was living on the East Coast, my body took forever to adjust to the change. That one hour threw me completely out of sync.
rosross said:
I could never see the point of daylight saving. We have it in Australia. But I am sure someone thought it was a good idea at the time. Constantly dealing with 9-13 hour time differences as I travel around the world, one hour is of little consequence. It is easier going back in time than forward – which is probably logical at the level of mind given that we have lived a past consciously but not yet lived a future consciously although I am sure we have and do unconsciously.
Australia is between 13-17 hours ahead of the US, depending, and 8-9 hours ahead of Africa. Flying into the future and everyone else’s tomorrow!
As to when I write poetry – poetry writes me and I don’t ever write to deadline but merely allow words to flow as and when they will.
MarinaSofia said:
I suffer (mildly) from SAD, so the whole winter darkness business is dreadful for me, with or without daylight saving, so please don’t remind me…! I’m linking up to a sluggish poem to befit the sluggish mood November always puts me in.
Grace said:
Good morning everyone ~ I will be checking in throughout the day, so keep the words rolling in ~ 🙂
Maggie Grace said:
I’m late but glad to be able to join. Less time on computer past two days except when away for two vacation in past year. Puppy sound asleep so squeezing in some keyboard time. Haven’t been able to read even haiku. Did manage a few haiku tweets yesterday. Life is different…not just that extra hour.
claudia said:
smiles…sounds like puppy and you are having a good time together…smiles
Victoria C. Slotto said:
I’m finally back online after almost a week without reliable connection. Taking a short break from the husband and dogs here in the desert after a visit to my mom for her birthday. Finally getting to read and write a bit. I’m late, but I’m here. Thanks for hosting, Grace.
Grace said:
Great to see you Victoria 🙂
claudia said:
ah nice… hope you had a great time, celebrating your mom’s birthday….hey… already about a year since we met…time flies…
Victoria C. Slotto said:
It is a year…wow. Still regret you didn’t get to come down here. I’ve said that before…perhaps too many times.
Poet Laundry said:
Hi Grace! Yes, I am loving the little bit of extra daylight. Linking my poem for the Poetics color prompt today. Great to see everyone 🙂
Grace said:
Lovely to see you Jennifer ~ Will be by in a bit 🙂
Okelle said:
I always find this time of year so difficult because of the shorter days, and the first week after the Daylight Savings switch is the worst. But I think I’m finally learning how to be a bit kinder to myself. Steering clear of NaNoWriMo — or any other new time commitment — is a good start. I figure I’m in good shape if I can just get myself out of bed on time.
claudia said:
haha…some days i wish for a crane to get me out of my bed..smiles
brian miller said:
catching up now…had a pretty crazy thing happen at school today so i have been away most of it….
Victoria C. Slotto said:
Hope it wasn’t a too difficult kind of crazy, Bri.