Rising To The Surface

Crying from the depths
Life can be suffocating
Epic struggles
Seem incapacitating

Tricky to handle
At times…
Through patience and will
Our thoughts they climb

Rising to the surface
Building strength
Arms in the air
Fists clenched

Courage the staple
Willing yourself through
Rewards are a plenty
All the while, you grew

Take from this
All you can learn
Reap the benefits
From all that you earn

Written by David Johnson
21 October 2015

© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015

Inspired Thoughts

Inspired thoughts
They come and go
An intermittent creek
That sometimes flows

Getting into the zone
Can be the key
It is then your mind
Is most certainly free

Free to discover
New thoughts that inspire
Goals to make
Dreams that fire!

Written by David Johnson
18 October 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

‘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

Stories…

They ring in the air
With the passing breeze

Stories are told
With consumate ease

Casting the mind back
To days before

Memories fast
Come to the fore

They gently persuade
And settle your mood

Bringing you back
To the present

Leaving your mind
Effervescent!

Written by David Johnson
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015