A Path, A Way
Category: Poetry
Emotional Furnace
Sitting on the porch
Strumming that guitar
Writing about their history
They’ve come so far
From early beginnings
Throughout their youth
Within their songs
They reach for the truth
Hardship, working life
Make up the verses
All the while
In an emotional furnace
Journey’s been hard
Will to win stubborn
Going through their lives
Always been governed
Seeking redemption
Wanting to be free
Listen to their story
To the future, they foresee…
Written by David Johnson
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Dreams In The Air
The Book-Lover!
Sitting under a tree
Engrossed in a book
The world passes by
No need to look
Within your world
You are at peace
Happy as can be
It’s your release
Alone with a book
Is such sweet pleasure
As you uncover all
Its Earthly treasure
Sometimes fiction
Sometimes reference
You need to choose
It’s your very own preference
With each page
Your mind is fed
Your life enhanced
And your Heart is led
Turning each page
Leads you to uncover
The very thing
That makes you a book-lover!
Written by David Johnson
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Long, Sought After Feeling
That long sought after feeling
Drifts right on to
My infinite consciousness
And hangs onto
My mind is inviting
That feeling to stay
Otherwise that feeling
Would simply, drift away
Experiencing this feeling
Sets my mind alive
Gives me new hope
Taking life in my stride
As I set forth into the future
Carrying that feeling with glee
The future is bright
For I can be me!
Written by David Johnson
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Like Thin, Fine Curtains…
Like thin, fine curtains
Blowing in the wind
The rain, it sweeps
Then begins to rescind
Refreshing water
Gives life to below
New beginnings
Life starts to flow
A ripple in a pond
Frequency bestowed
Below the surface
Activity explodes
Earth enriched
A beauty so unique
Tranquility there
For all to seek
Written by David Johnson
26 July 2015
© CommunicatingCtreatively/David Johnson 2015
Imagination, It Flows…
Awakened
And I Know That I Will
I sit and I watch the day unfolding
Shadows creep in, shadows creep out
The Sun dances across the sky
Partnering with clouds as we watch the day go by
As I sit and I wonder
What the day will bring
With each passing hour
No more than a shower
The day goes on
The light changes hourly
I sit and watch the day unfold
A promise of more I surely am told
I dream and I dream
I watch and I listen
The day speaks to me
And I listen intently
The message is clear
How could I have not seen it?
It was there all along
Was my mind distracted?
I begin to understand
And try not to question
What life was telling me
Again and again
All along it has been saying
What I should do
Had I have not been listening
I would’ve missed it today too
The Sun it goes down
Beyond the hill
The path is clear
And I know that I will
Written by David Johnson
This is the first poem I had ever written & was originally published on my ‘Observations & Other Writings’ blog in August 2013.
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Welcome!
Hi, I’m David Johnson and I have a passion for expressing myself creatively.
I love to observe the world and then, love to endeavour to communicate what I see via mediums I find fun!
Welcome to my NEW Blog!
In 2013 I started 2 Blogs on WordPress:
lightinspired.wordpress.com – Photography
observationswritings.wordpress.com – Poetry/Writing
Photography: Started in 1982
Public Speaking: Started in 2008
Oil Painting: Started in 2012
Poetry: Started in 2013 & have written 130 poems
Writing: Started in 2013
Photography has been the dominate interest for a long time in my life however the other interests have been ‘gaining ground’ over the past few years, and in some cases are now combining.
Seeing that the interests are all ‘communicative’ ones I thought I would combine them into one page, rather than have 3-4 individual blogs.
Some brief notes on my background…
Camera Clubs:
A member since 1986 & currently a (founding – 2004) member of Southern Highlands Photographic Society.
Photographic Judge:
Since 1995 with Federation of Camera Clubs (NSW) Ltd
Light Inspired:
My Fine Art Photography business
Toastmasters International:
A member since 2008 & am currently a member of Camden Toastmasters & The Grange Toastmasters Clubs.
Some of the content from my previous blogs will make it to this new blog however it is my main aim to have new content on ‘Communicating Creatively.’
I hope you enjoy my latest foray into blogging! 🙂
Communicating Creatively 