the spark of inspiration
fizzles out in damp distrust
by unclear focus undone
the spark of inspiration
lacks stamina to outrun
skepticism though it must
the spark of inspiration
fizzles out in damp distrust
Written by mairmusic
November 26, 2017 at 11:41 am
Tagged with art, distrust, inspiration, poetry, skepticism
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I decided to continue on after a year, because this document had become a treasured reflective spot in my life. There are some changes in "Year 2," expanding options for my weekly poem beyond sonnet to add some other forms-- rondeau or triolet, villanelle. I added the decima in late January 2010, and the pantoum in August. Definitions of each form appear below. I continue to post a photo daily, but may post several pictures taken on one day over the course of a week if I have an interesting series. I may even post an old photo if I'm writing about something I'm thinking back to. I'll continue to have fun with this project; I hope you will too. For Year 3 I tried including other people in the self-portraits that accompany my poems, adding "Musical Sundays" to post mp3s of my music, but these petered out in a few months. This is simply a place for my daily thoughts & photos, and weekly poems in the forms I love. Onward...!
Many an artist has had those feelings.
slpmartin
November 27, 2017 at 2:36 am