Throughout the meeting she "sat quietly, her pen poised, waiting for a message" from the spirit world.

Karal stopped writing, his pen poised above the paper.

His notebook was open, his pen poised over the page.

Then the waiter came over and stood near, pen poised.

I paused, pen poised over notepad, as images drifted through my mind.

He paused, his pen poised in midair, and quickly rose.

She looked up, her pen poised over the form, and gave a big smile.

She was back into her little book again, frowning thoughtfully, pen poised.

Isaac saw that Derkhan had a notebook out and a pen poised.

The professor waited, his pen poised over the form.