Tag: inspiration

Landscape painting

Ian HunterLeave a comment

On a beautiful summer day

An artist set up an easel

Arranged his paints

Studied the landscape

Slow deliberate brushstrokes

Outlined the rolling hills

The green foliage

And the bright blue sky

He went into a trance 

The brush welded to his hand

Moved autonomously

Without any thought

Muscles in his hand

Controlled by unknown forces

Reproducing the landscape

Onto the canvas

He stopped to admire

His finished work

A passing family

Looked on in awe

Their youngest child

Pointed to a lonely cloud

In the blue sky

You missed a bit he said

The artist smiled

Handed him the brush

Just close your eyes

And imagine that cloud

With closed eyes

The brush danced

The missing cloud appeared

His family gasped

To the family the artist gave

That landscape painting

And to the boy

His easel paints and brushes

Thanks in advance

Ian Hunter4 Comments

When I first started to write stuff

It was easy to write a poem

I had lots of stories in my head

They were often dusty but tellable

My well of old stories ran dry

Plagiarism was not the answer

I had to dig deeper

Find new subjects to write about

I started to focus on objects

Imagining that they were alive

The dishwasher had funny stories to tell

My closet was full of gossip

Some days everything goes quiet

The trees stop whispering to me

The clouds are all asleep

Sunrise is aloof and gives me a polite silent smile

In desperation I started to write fiction

Creating characters in my head

I give them the freedom to act

They perform and I take notes

My actors are great for a week or so

Then they mysteriously disappear

I have no idea where they go

The stage in my mind becomes empty and quiet

My feelings are ever so dependable

Take a chair Mr Happiness

Spill everything while your psychiatrist scribbles

The inner peace and love poetry soon goes stale

I desperately want more tools in my writing toolbox

It just came to me in a flash right now

I can write about all the amazing people I know

My next poem might be about you

Expand your vision beyond infinity

Ian Hunter1 Comment

Take the time to teach yourself something new

 Reach deep into your inner soul

  You will find something hidden there

   To inspire you

    Once you have found it

     Be careful not to lose it

      Examine it carefully from different angles

       Challenge yourself to see something new in it

        Rub it gently until is shines brightly

         Enjoy the whole process

          Accomplishments taste sweeter when the work was hard

           Transform it into something unique

            Invest your best time in it

             Venture into uncharted territory

              Expand your vision beyond infinity

Inspiration

Ian Hunter3 Comments

Listening to the Beatles today

She came in through the bathroom window

Written by Lennon-McCartney

Wondering what inspired that song

A quick internet search revealed all

Fans hung outside the home of McCartney

Saw his bathroom window open

Found a ladder and climbed in

Stole some memorabilia

So now you know

What events would inspire you to write a song today

Does the title have that number one hit potential

Here are my song titles

I cut myself shaving

My socks went AWOL again

My tea went cold

Its too cold for bike riding 

What shall I write in my poem today

 Oh dear I am running late again

Where are my car keys

The car is full of Amazon return packages

The guy in front is a really bad driver

This red light takes forever to change

Finally back home again

I need a drink

Red red wine

Have a drink on me

Whiskey in the jar

Plagiarism rules