These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

The Well is so Dry

How do I write when the well is so dry?
I toss in some water the pump yet to prime.
I wrestle with words, and finally, I cry,
then verses they come, though quite over time.

The well is so dry. I wonder the cause.
Do I just need sleep or a new way to see?
I hope I'm not fickle and needing applause.

It's time to tuck in and call it a day.
I'll have more great words to put in my blog
when I give myself grace, and my body obey,
and then in my dreams, my own thoughts soon will jog.

Dreams
wander.
Soon they'll be
better, again.
With my body's rest,
new day will be so blest.
Thank You, Lord, for this great day!

by Jay O’Toole
on July 21st, 2021