Easel propped
in this brain,
I smell the balm of God’s well,
the author’s oils of verse-
Mind to heart
brush to page.
Read its dainties-
Taste the bitters!
Pen-
the silent dictum
the flowered creed~
a sojourn’s picnic,
from petits fours
to portly feast.
Shade-
the cutters edge
in poignant sting,
blue velvet blood
from tears palette
of hidden pain.
Hands dance
each eloquent utter~
Tint the joys
life’s collage-
Dreams, whims-
visions mapped
like papyrus scrolls
swept ashore.
Too deeply felt,
the scalpel moves.
Mixing the shades
from once lost love-found,
igniting flames
set fire to thought
then cools from
unbridled ardor;
Embrace-
the inked drama,
The write's
adoring Inspiration!
Copyright ©2002Zealberry
Author notes
Written May 24th, 2003
In a list
A contest entry
- The Inspiration Behind Your Poems by soulsweety89.
250 points, ended May 24, 2003, 34 entries
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Metaphors are my friend. I image youu have pockets full of them just waiting to burst out onto the page. I could read this one over and over just because it is in itself an inspiration to write. I can't say enough but I don't know what words to use lol.
~Angela -
magnificant poem, beautifully written; loved how you use metaphors and similes to make everything come to life; all in ll it was great.
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we need no direction in art for our feet wear the
defeat and honors of our journey
smile Cookie, you are on a roll....
big
Tamara -
beautiful poem.
this one hits home.
"Mind to heart
brush to page"
a great verse!
I really like this, identify with it.
good work! -
Again, I use metaphors and colors to describe the 'adoring inspiration' that defines poetry, writing, and in my case 'life'.
My form usually has a 'marker' in each stanza and line to show the thread:
the inspiration itself- (silent dictum)
the life events -( life's collage)
the variables of them in each experience- (shade, blood,sting)
the need to write- ( Too deeply felt, the scalpel moves)
the loss/regain of love - ( once love lost- found)
Here is the nucleus to the whole of the poem:
"Tint the joys
life’s collage-
Dreams, whims-
visions mapped
like papyrus scrolls
swept ashore."
If you'll look dead 'at' it, you'll be pleasantly surprised that it's not all that deep, but very much on the mark of what inspires us to write!
I'd say this is one my favorites to illustrate, since last year it was published for that reason.
Hope this helps... Thanks and God bless you, CookieZeal
Edited on May 24, 4:34 p.m. because ''. -
again.... beautiful poem, i really enjoyed readin it, i especially enjoyed the first stanza... anyways great job, but again i don't exactly understand what you are inspired by in this poem, please clarify, good job, good luck, and keep writing!!!
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