you can sit right down

and endeavour to create,

but this mystical

force is not found

in one moment,

at one place,

or in one time.

 

no, inspiration

must live

and breathe

from day to day

by noticing the

music of the

insignificant,

 

attuning the ear

to the unspoken,

being in the

moment enough

not only to notice,

but to chase the

beauty therein.

 

so, if creativity is

your aim, you must

first take the time

to be awake,

to engage,

and to be present

 

with the appropriate

astonishment necessary

to capture the fireflies

of imagination glowing

as they flit past on the

evening breeze fresh.

 

Heather Pound 2023

Photo by Guilherme Stecanella on Unsplash