An Artist’s Brush
Category: Poetry
From This Well, So Deep
Saturday mornings
Are a treat
No Facebook, no Instagram
Or desire to Tweet
Coffee on a table
Pen and paper in hand
Mind can be creative
Believe me, that’s grand
Delving into the mind
Can certainly reveal
Many, many thoughts
That do appeal
Write and write
From this well, so deep
Cherished thoughts
From this you keep
Release to all
Your thoughts and desires
Your Soul, Mind and Heart
Simultaneously on fire!
Written by David Johnson
26 September 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Contemplative Will
Contemplative moves
Contemplating self
The players deny
Any offers of help
Locked in a battle
Of wits with a friend
Two players duel
And contemplate the end
Strategies imparted
Strategies rebuked
This day’s win
Will be no fluke
Eye contact minimal
Nothing is given away
Piece for piece traded
Nothing stands in their way
All eyes on the duo
Patience unbending
As each of them seeks
The perfect of endings
On this overcast day
In the middle of the park
These two will keep duelling
Till well after dark
When the match has concluded
Shake hands, yes they will
Until they next meet
To get their ‘Chess thrill!’
Written by David Johnson
20 September 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
The Idea
As a new bud blooms
An idea comes forth
Into your mind
What is it worth?
Worth it’s weight
In Gold, we think
Scooped from the well
From which we drink
Nurturing that idea
Along the way
Dodging naysayers
Sidestepping the fray
Honing our thoughts
Testing it through
Our idea grows
It’s time is due
Released to the world
It’s time has come
Celebrated by all
So full of wisdom!
Written by David Johnson
17 September 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
‘Morning Pages’
Morning Pages
Are a treat
A chance for you
To press ‘delete’
Stream of consciousness
Is the goal
Writing from within
The deepest of Souls
Clearing the mind
Is what it achieves
Wearing your Heart
On it’s sleeve
At the conclusion
Pen and paper retired
Your brain is now
So unwired
Free to create
Without the clutter
Creative thoughts now
You can utter
Written by David Johnson
12 September 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
With thanks to Julia Cameron for your inspiration!
Find out more at: http://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/
Into The Distance
Into the distance
Our mind forecasts
Better things
Than in times past
Working hard
Change the tune
Thinking smart
Toward that fortune
Restless Spirit
Needs reassuring
Imagination
Quite alluring
Focus required
Plans in place
Steady as she goes
Still in the race!
Written by David Johnson
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Steel Dinosaur
Majestically it rises
The steel dinosaur
It creeps into the sky
Just look at how it soars!
Filled with tiny beings
Going about their day
Working so hard and long
To derive their extra pay
Shining in the Sun
An architectural marvel
A testament to the powers
Of the human carnival
A beacon to all mankind
Ambition of the highest order
The planner, the builder
Mankind the steel embroider
Majestically it rises
The steel dinosaur
It creeps into the sky
Just look at how it soars!
Written by David Johnson
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Remnants Of Life
Riding along the highway
Desert clouds loom
Out from the horizon
Hear the thunder boom!
Rain, it falls
Like sheets of glass
Tearing across
Long dried out grass
Ghostly calls are heard
Long borne in strife
Clamouring for attention
Mere remnants of life
Rising from the Earth
Those next in line
Continue their journey
An infinite paradigm…
Written by David Johnson
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Silently They Stand
Setting You Free!
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