"Gone Forever"

You know that moment
We've all had it
When you have that 'Ping!'
The germ of an idea
For the next one
Which seemed like
A good idea at the time
If only you had
Stopped for a second
To write it down.
Now it's gone forever.
Like dear old Ronnie Biggs.
The perils of being a poet eh?

Dulwich Poet 18th December 2013

( The 'worst' thing about trying to write poetry is thinking of something, or-even worse- have a few lines in your head, but not jotting them down, thinking you will remember them later. And then you can't. Ronnie Biggs is mentioned because it was announced that the famous Great Train Robber died today)