Thought pieces here
Thought pieces there
Sparks of ideas
Floating in air
How to contain them
Capture the flow
Give them direction
Keep them in tow
Some are illusive
Fading like dreams
Some are intrusive
Homing like beams
Fragments of story
No stream of thought
Scattered ideas
No hint of plot
Notes in a notebook
Scribbled in haste
Some are discarded
Crumpled to waste
Then to the keyboard
Words on a screen
Paragraphs forming
Title and scheme
Characters liven
Story evolves
Plot starts to thicken
Puzzles are solved
Lunch dates are cancelled
Schedules are changed
Chapters develop
Life’s rearranged
Into the stretch
Writing into the night
Characters rule as
The story takes flight
Love, hate, and treachery
Drama, intrigue
Moving to climax and
Writer fatigue
Rekindled energy
Starts to emerge
Fueling momentum
A second wind surge
Approaching finale
The pace seems to slow
The ending so crucial
It’s hard to let go
The words and the writer
Have forged into one
Til last page is written
And first draft is done