Ballad of the Fanfiction Writer
An original poem by Yoru-Hikage

'Ere the inspiration comes,
Torrents beating on mental drums,
The ceaseless drops compound in might,
Not leaving your mind without a fight,
Outweighing other thought by far,
They fill your creative reservoir.

Lo! It brims, full to the top,
And yet the influx does not stop,
Your mind is filled, buzzing as if with bees,
Trembling fingers reach for the keys,
Behold! As your restraint turns to crumbs.
And 'ere the inspiration comes!

Tap! Tap! Retorts the key-filled board,
The gas on your creativity is floored,
Ever so slowly does the flow peter out,
Entranced, the story came without doubt.
And in the end, you post it here,
To be enjoyed by those both far and near.

--Yoru-Hikage
3.20.98

Post Scriptum:
If this DID reach the ML the first time I tried to post it, I'm not aware
of it, since I think I sent it to the wrong address.. If it did, please
disregard this post, and I'm *very* sorry to have reposted it.