Creation

A take on creativity

Creation

 

Every so often

This gift - or curse

Of mine

creeps up real slow

Then .. wow!

 

The universe explodes

Coruscatingly, goads

Each sense

And hence

Delectable sweet and sour

Each waft of scent

promising heaven on earth

no dearth

of bliss

but putrid stench

the foul downside!

 

My gimlet eyes

roving, spies

too, too much!

And as for touch

A blind man’s torch

And as for call of thrush

A rush of ecstasy, lush

music to my ears

 

Wee small hours

I wake, I write

All night!

Torrents of words spill

fill

page on page

No rules of rhyme or metre

To slow

The flow! 

 

 

 But what is starting to amaze

Is, that it’s no craze

of mind unhinged

 

the doors of perception

have been opened for good!

Reviews

[King of the North (but ..]

What a creative way to describe creativity. Especially the part of creativity striking in the dead of night. Creativity can come to you anytime, anywhere. Sometimes you just need to get it out of your head and onto the paper

[alanwgraham]

I should explain. It seems that I have bipolar disorder and every so often I get a bit manic. Two years ago I was manic for a few weeks and this manifested itself in an incredibly creative period when poetry like this one just seemed to flow out. I look at them now and wonder where they have come from!
Thanks again
Alan

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Very nice! I like the exclamations throughout the poem; it feels like the moments when the bigger bursts of energy hit. Enjoyed the read.

[alanwgraham]

Thanks very much. I was in the groove when I wrote this.
Alan

[Rene Velez]

Amusing use of words, a Rollercoaster of a write.

[alanwgraham]

Apologies for the delay. Thanks for your review. I think rollercoaster is a very apt word to describe the manic experience.
Thanks again,
Alan

[Hearm Jan]

No rules of rhyme or metre-

I like this phrase-

Although I'm not writing using river-like sentence structure because I carefully write what's needed to be written; I'm having hard time summarizing plots.

Nice poem.

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Hearm! I quite like to write it like this when the likes are short and vary in length.
Alan

[Mark]

Nice flow to this work. I enjoyed reading very much. :)

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Mark. I don't always find poetry easy but sometimes it just flows!
Alan

[Mary]

Yep, nailed it! At least that's been my experience, not only with writing either. You have a "realness," an honesty in your writing that makes it easy for the reader to relate to. Love this!

[alanwgraham]

'Hail Mary' Yes I think that relating what you write to your experience makes it much stronger. Also I prefer to write more directly so that readers know what I'm talking about. Quite often on WC, particularly with poetry, I haven't a clue what its about. It makes me feel a bit stupid but I know I'm not! By the way i also taught physics/science for many years.
Thanks again,
Alan

[Mary]

Me too. Still tutor it, hehe

[Country boy183798]

Top class! and this bit is just magic:
"Wee small hours
I wake, I write
All night!
Torrents of words spill
fill
page on page
No rules of rhyme or metre
To slow
The flow! "

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Ed for your very kind reviews. What you have copied here is an accurate description of what happened to me a couple of years ago when i was very high. I started writing free poetry and it just gushed out in a tidal wave. I really didn't have to think about it , it came out fully formed! Some channel to my subconscious had been opened and even now I find it unbelievable.
Thanks again, alan

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Thoughts are clouds in the open sky of pure awareness...we are sky-borne condensation. And, I love the title choice :) Sweet!

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Lynn, your review is a work of art in itself!
Cheers, alan

[L_]

I love your use of language in this piece, and your ability to adjust the flow of the poem. Lovely work :)

[alanwgraham]

Thanks for your kind comments. It's hard to explain but I was a bit high when I wrote this and the words just flow out without thought.
Alan