I shot flaming arrows of light
into the darkness that is my mind.
Looking for one to land and
create the fire of inspiration.
Each one illuminated a path,
flaring briefly, then
extinguishing in the blackness
where creativity does not exist.
Following each arrow
farther and farther through
the black, occasionally stumbling
over mental blocks in my way.
Slowly, ever so slowly,
the darkness turns to shades of grey.
Each arrow of light becomes
an idea to later be developed.
The boulders of writer's blocks
are more visible, easier to avoid.
Finally an arrow lands,
burning brightly conquering the grey.
Warming my hands
in the fires of creativity,
I take pen in hand and
create.
Author notes
Just some thoughts on the creative processes.
Written October 31st, 2006
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created very well indeed ")
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Merry meet River Tear,
Thank you for your applause.
Amythest
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Brilliant
I am speechless... this was so origional and very clever. I love this to pieces. Honestly this is quite a pen of creativity. I am impressed to no end with the word usage in this poem and the way you weaved togethe rinspiration with such a unique twist. The raging arrows added a glorious touch to this poem. outstanding job!
Amy
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I love your poems!!!!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
you inspire me to wirte soooooooooooooo mcuh. I really like this poem and if I was allowed to tape things on my walls in my room, this would definitely be up there! I love how you can write such amazing poetry and I loved how you incorporate arrows into the poem and the title!!!!! Don't mind my sugar high. Anyways, this is such an awesome poem, but I'm sure you know that already!!!!!!!!
~Crystal Lynn
forever more~
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All I can say is "cool" and that's a good thing for me to say to you, trust me. This totally kicked butt. I liked this a lot. The meaning, the story in the poem, and the color description gave this poem a dark aura which totally fits the theme. Then again, it is very bright with the last part of the poem, and you open the envelope to show the meaning of creativity. Nice.
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Merry meet Room without doors,
Thank lyou very much for your wonderful applause. Thank you for your thoughtful comments and insights.
Amythest -
Outstanding
I liked how you explored the creative process in this poem and I liked the imagery you used the concept of arrows and the fire of inspiration. This poem flowed very well, I liked how you developed the theme and how you described the process of writing... how it starts with an idea and how that grows into a poem. Inspirational lol -
Merry meet Violet,
*eeep* Your right, it should be "an" not "and". Thank you for finding that. It was a case of my fingers type while disengaged from the brain.
(hm, maybe a poem in that) I'll fix it. Thank you for your applause. Each applause that I get just reconfirms my ideas on writting my poetry. Thank you for reading my poem and taking the time to comment (and finding my typo). That means a lot.
Amythest -
First, before I forget where I saw it
, in this line
Finally and arrow lands
Did you intend an instead of and? Or am I just missing a play on words?
That aside, it was a great poem and a vivid description of finding our way into the mind and spirit to illuminate and bring the creative thought to fruition.
I enjoyed reading it and, since I am the center of my universe, that makes it an excellent poem
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Merry meet grannyeri,
Thank you for your wonderful compliments. Sometimes I feel like those arrows.
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Like cupid's arrows bring together lovers, these arrows of inspiration create poems, stories and masterpieces of one's thoughts. Interesting metaphor used here - easy to read and understand.
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