Sunday 25 October 2009

Elusive

ELUSIVE

–adj.
1. eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define.
2. cleverly or skilfully evasive



Elusive story
Refusing to come to light
Taunting my pen and white page.

22 comments:

The Dark Lord said...

Hmmmm... The story seems all too familiar!! :) Love it in that backdrop of empty pages..

Gemma Wiseman said...

Love the idea of a personified story "taunting"!

anthonynorth said...

I know the feeling well. nicely done.

Amias (ljm and liquidplastic) said...

I have been to this place more times than I care to say ... .

Amity said...

so many ideas come to mind for just the word ELUSIVE...

this is the 10th that i've read and all were written intelligently...

Loch Rob said...

Though you have to get the ideas on paper before they fade away.....
Nice!

Sherri B. said...

Ah yes...I think all of us here can relate to your words! Very nice read.

SandyCarlson said...

Stories do have lives of their own, don't they? And they are mighty tricksters.

Anonymous said...

ah... i can so relate to this elusion!! lovely take! :)

Linda Jacobs said...

Been there!

PS the Pratsie said...

I know this feeling .. depressing at times !

Maggie said...

Your pen captures the blankness of the elusive muse.

lissa said...

yes, writer's block, sometimes it just wouldn't come

Jim said...

Hi Natallie, I got your story loud and clear! Nada, aucuns mots viennent. That was my story as well, it took me nine lines to say what you did in three!
:-)
..

Cassiopeia Rises said...

Good one. It reminds me of me.


love, Melanie

JP/deb said...

wonderful take on the prompt ... sometimes the words come and other times they are as elusive as a whisp of air.

peace,
jp/deb

Tumblewords: said...

Terrific. It just keeps tantalizing, doesn't it?

Jukota said...

How true! and so well said. I loved the words on the page, reminds of my notebooks, being left handed I always write on that side of the notebook first!

SandyCarlson said...

PS You're up next week with Shift in Time!

Anonymous said...

that is so fascinating!!!

loved it..

Tammie Lee said...

I know this experience,
lovely that you put it to words.

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