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Someone once told me how I lucky
I am to be a poet because ‘poets have a way with words and are blessed with an
imagination.’ Yes, I enjoy writing poetry and feel a lot better for having
written a poem than I probably felt before starting out; it is the only form of
creative therapy at which I can (hopefully) claim to be any good.
Imagination, however, turns
not on words but on the human spirit, and each and every one of us has access
to that.
Painting, gardening, any form
of creativity stirs the imagination because imagination is a state of mind, not ability. When we are unhappy, we feel better for distracting
ourselves by doing something that gives us pleasure and will help ease whatever
pain is causing whatever unhappiness, physical or mental, that is burdening us way
beyond any measure of words.
Never let anyone tell you
that you have no imagination, but if life is an epic poem, so we, too, are epic
survivors for the way we journey through it; each in our own way, a poem in the
making.
“It is not the load that
breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it.” - Lena Horne (singer)
We all need a stop-gap if only to give as a breathing space when things get on top of us, as they invariably do from time to time. Oh, and never think you have no imagination; just close your eyes, relax, and let it work its magic. Whatever is troubling you won't go away, but you can always trust imagination to refresh mind-body-spirit, if only briefly, enough to make dealing with it less of an ordeal.
ON CALL, 24/7
As a child, I would rejoice
in every day, take it in my stride,
good or bad, fall asleep
at night among pleasant dreams
of beautiful places
and beautiful people whose beauty
lies but in the eyes
of the beholder, no expectations foiled
by the worst of human nature
As a teenager, I would dread
schooldays almost as much dealing
with a personal space
to which I dared not admit family
or friends, tried hard
to take it in my stride, but sensed
I was falling apart
until I discovered real-life companions
for mind-body-spirit
In later years, I’d find how love
takes many shapes and forms, in people,
places, wildlife,
waves and seashells…all eager
to comfort, reassure
and support a sad mind with memories
of happy times…
always there to be logged into, undermine
any mental or physical pain
I am Imagination, on call 24/7, feel free
to call on me, stopgap for reality
Copyright R. N.
Taber 2019