Someone will ask,
How do you write?
I know that
“I don’t know”
Is not the answer
They’re looking for
So, I think for a moment
It’s hard to explain
I say that something
Comes to mind
On its own or is
Prompted by something
I see or hear
One line leads to the next
Then on and on
Until it’s finished
I think of composers
Their creative feelings are
Expressed in music and
Not in one plane like
A well written poem
But in 40 parts or more
For all the instruments to
Tell the story of
Joy and emotion
How powerful!
I think of this act of creating and
What it means to so many
Fellow beings
I think too of
Real stories about people
Who express their
Courage and convictions in
Actions that have a
Positive effect on those
Cared about and loved
No pretension
No holding back
Except perhaps the tears
I think it’s hard
To explain how
The Creator works through people
Giving them the
Gifts of music, poetry,
Creativity and action
They are accepted
Sometimes without
Acknowledgement and
Used without thanks, but
Often gratitude and
Exuberance prevail
These gifts are used to
Lift and inspire others
Thanksgiving in itself
And so it goes
These things I think about
Stanski
October 29, 2020 ^
Steve Haarman 