Imagination

You've got to have it.

Your imagination is a muscle,

stretching possibility,

Mind abducted from its cage,

sent spinning through

The galaxies that you forge

of azure gods and umbrous knaves.

Your imagination is a muscle

in a sprinter's legs, 

light's arrows outpaced. 

A coiling, uncoiling snake, 

in a bristling Hydra head,

Epics to birth, myths to shape.

Your imagination is a muscle 

pulsing in a ballerina’s feet,

arched high on impossibility’s lake.

A muscle loosened 

like a kite on the wind.

Oft clenched as a comet before it flares.

A  pianist’s fingers,

leaping from octave to lilting octave.

Till a universe blinks awake. 

Your imagination is a muscle,

flexed in a boxer’s fists,

punching holes in reality,

letting dreams flood me in waves.

Author's Note

This is whimsical, abstract and may feel disjointed. The concept is slightly complicated and experimental. Thanks for reading.

Reviews

[Ayesha Faiz]

This poem is really beautiful. I love how you show imagination as something alive and full of power. The pictures you create with your words feel real, like I can see and feel them. The ending is strong and meaningful. It really shows how imagination can break limits and bring new worlds to life. Thanks for sharing this!

[DIVYA]

Thank you very much, Ayesha.

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous work. Powerful imagery.

[DIVYA]

Dear Thomas, I appreciate you so much. Thank you.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You have a caliber of talent all your own, Divya. Much admire your thought process and expressions. Just the way you make me feel...

[DIVYA]

Dear Kelly, you're always so kind and encouraging. I appreciate each visit from you so much.

[LisaCarol]

Incredible writing that I’ve added to my personal library. I “imagine” I will read it again and again. Thank you for sharing.

[DIVYA]

Dear LisaCarol, my most heartfelt thanks to you for leaving such an encouraging and thoughtful comment on this page. Thank you for helping my day feel better.

[Betty Hermelee]

Dear Divya
your mind is amazing... disjointed or not, this is an amazing poem... your imagination soars....and how one uses theirs...endless possibilities of where your mind can go..."your imagination is a muscle"..that can be stretched in different ways....powerful write my dear friend!
Warmly, B

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much, dear Betty. It always such a joy when you visit. Sending you much love and wishes for a beautiful day!

[Betty Hermelee]

You as well! Always a pleasure to read your writing
Happy Wednesday
Warmly, B

[FlatDaddy]

What a wonderful bit of whimsy that speaks to every poet and writer of imaginative literature. Wouldn't it be wonderful if some writer of something that required NO imagination, like say, an automotive article describing a car's performance was suddenly struck by the "Imagination Gremlin" and sent his text sailing into a world of whimsy or (heaven forbid!) erotica! Boy, I would bet that sales would increase tenfold!

Imagination is what keeps us alive, our pulse racing, our minds flitting from one ridiculous limerick to a stunning treatise on the origin of the moon. We can't live without it and we must trust it to carry us forward on our journey as writers or we die.

Your journey here, on this page, is a delight, with so many wonderful images that made me laugh, puzzle over and just enjoy with your brilliance and unbridled wit. Thanks for the ride!

FD

[DIVYA]

Indeed, imagination has always been the thing that makes all the difference. The difference between oblivion and immortality. Imaginative people were writing epics in cuneiform script on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia and 24,000 verses in Mahabharata in 3rd century BC. They are as alive today as they were then. They may have been simply hyper-imaginative or on some mushrooms but they did it.
Thank you so much for such a great review! Its so motivating when something we've tussled with in our minds is appreciated when brought out in some form on the paper. :)

[John the Baptist]

It has been a long time since I have seen a single poem with as many splendid images and metaphors as this one. We all know imagination can be powerful, but here the poet dreams of possibilities most of us have never considered. If ever there was a cheering section for imagination, this is it!

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much, dear John. You made my day!

[Richard🖌]

In observing your perfectly befitting artwork choices for this creatively amazing piece (dream 'em up / sweep 'em away), I couldn't help smiling and thinking, "Now, who could possibly be any greater choice to pen a poem titled 'Imagination' than Divya?" 🤔

Metaphor that's almost ambiguous in complexity … to a bard's mind as simple as my own … offers just the right amount of challenge to hold onto its interest from 1st to final word; it's just amazing how you do it, and from where such concepts are derived … ohhh-BOY!

Endless muscle-flexings of imaginative creativity blend ever-so seamlessly into a poetess' and poet's dancing ink to elucidate and breath life into literally any notion their minds, hearts, and souls might conceive:

"Your imagination is a muscle,
stretching possibility,
Mind abducted from its cage,"

No one's I appreciate, respect, am gobsmacked by, appreciate and enjoy any more than I do yours, Dear Divya.
"Imagination," that is … and, all else! ⁓ Richard✍

[DIVYA]

Dear Richard!

This poem is a tribute to every poet in this world, the amateur and professional, the famous and the anonymous who write to make this world a better, more creative and emphathetic place. You're one of them. Thank you so much, my friend! You made my day!

[Richard🖌]

Thank you, Dear Divya 🙏

For recognizing an humbled olde bard, and for paying homage to all of us worldwide, grateful poetesses' and poets' infinite creative imaginations … past, present, and future.

How jubilant I am, too, in knowing my modest words have brought you a semblance of that which yours always gift me.

Bless your gracious, ever-thoughtful, self! ⁓ Richard 🌾

[An owl on the moon]

I do so love the whimsy of your words... and have always loved how abstract thoughts paint vivid colors into us. I also love how you celebrate the imagination. It is the magic that kept me alive through years of suicidal depression... the ability to dream of myself in better worlds... a brighter life. It is a muscle that as poets we must awaken... we must allow it to lift us. Thank you for sharing.

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much, dear Craig. I hope you and your family are well.

[An owl on the moon]

Grateful, Divya. Still trying to heal... but life goes on... it must. ☀️

[Buddhistboy73]

A deeply emotional poem about imagination here..:)

Love the numerous analogies......

You capture the spirit of imagination....azure #Gods and skies punching holes in reality..

Thanks for sharing..

BB73

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much for such an encouraging review on this poem. It was experimental and I'm so glad you appreciated it.

[Chris Shaw]

You have imagination by the bucket load DIVYA. I love how yours travels here. A wonderful piece of whimsy that works splendidly. I think I need to exercise more lol. My muscles need toning big time. Have a beautiful day my friend.

Chris

[DIVYA]

Dear Chris!
It always wonderful to see you on my page! Thank you so much, my friend. Your beautiful, gently reflecting poetic voice is unique and needs no workout.
Sending you much love and wishes for a great day.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear DIVYA 🌹