Sometimes I have awkward lines, that wedge themselves into my head, in a way that I cannot get them out of my brain. They come up whenever I try to start writing. One of the lines that has been stubbornly lodged for the last year is “The morning broke. . .”. I have finished that line at various times with the following options (and many more).

1. like a lamb pinata.

2. with eggs over toast.

3. like a smile hidden in the mouth.

4. without a moon.

5. on a small island.

6. in quite satisfaction.

Needless to say none of those lines turned into poem, but for some reasons I have to get it out of my mind, before I get into the real writing of the day. What phrases get stuck in your head?