When asked to write a story in ten days
The only way that I know to succeed
Is stealing bits of time from work and play,
And then converting them to what I need.
But by the time the story is submitted,
The spring of inspiration has run dry;
To prime the pump is not merely permitted,
It’s neeedful to maintain the mind’s supply.
And so my eyes devoured every word
That it was in my power to provide,
And yet the brain commands me, undeterred,
To read until it may be satisfied.
I’m grateful to receive a mental boost
Each time I read a paragraph of Proust.
Libby Weber 
The last two lines are perfect!
Thank you! Sometimes writing the couplet breaks me and other times it pops right out. This one was one of the latter category, I’m pleased to report!
See, now I’m even MORE wanting to read Proust! I hope my summer schedule will let me fit it in…
If you decide to do it, let me know. I read Anna Karenina with a friend who studied it at college, and we both enjoyed discussing it as I made my way through.