The Dance of Inspiration
Sometimes you have to give up to get ahead61 total reviews
Comment from Jesse James Doty
Good morning, Mike. This is an excellent piece with beautiful artwork to match. I find your style evocative and entertaining to read.
The whole presentation works well and leaves a satisfying taste in my mouth.
My favorite part of this is the ending where you say and all because I dared to sigh I set the dancers free. This is a wonderful metaphor for waiting for the muse to strike.
I find your bio interesting as well.
Thanks for sharing what you are thinking when you wait for the muse to hit.
Jesse
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Good morning, Mike. This is an excellent piece with beautiful artwork to match. I find your style evocative and entertaining to read.
The whole presentation works well and leaves a satisfying taste in my mouth.
My favorite part of this is the ending where you say and all because I dared to sigh I set the dancers free. This is a wonderful metaphor for waiting for the muse to strike.
I find your bio interesting as well.
Thanks for sharing what you are thinking when you wait for the muse to hit.
Jesse
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thanks, Jesse, for the explanation of your reaction and your comprehensive review. I really appreciate the time and I'm so happy you liked it :-).
Mike
Comment from Janice Canerdy
This excellent, expressive piece--through the inclusion of vividly descriptive metaphors--conveys a message about blocked thoughts bursting free. I especially like line 7.
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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This excellent, expressive piece--through the inclusion of vividly descriptive metaphors--conveys a message about blocked thoughts bursting free. I especially like line 7.
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thank you, Janice. I'm so happy you liked it :-)
Mike
Comment from GARY MACLEAN
What an easy read. The words danced within my head and right off the page. You have been able to create that often sought for but not always found, rhythm.
Very nice presentation, thanks
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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What an easy read. The words danced within my head and right off the page. You have been able to create that often sought for but not always found, rhythm.
Very nice presentation, thanks
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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For me, poetry is all about rhythm and flow, and sometimes it's more about a feeling than technical devices. Thanks for the great review :-)
Mike
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Very nice. At first, I was asking where is this going but in the end I felt myself twirling in and on an Austrian courtyard, musicians stringing concertly beside the two of us gliding like a cloud on a breeze.
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Very nice. At first, I was asking where is this going but in the end I felt myself twirling in and on an Austrian courtyard, musicians stringing concertly beside the two of us gliding like a cloud on a breeze.
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thanks, Tom. I'm honoured that I inspired such a poetic thought :-)
Mike
Comment from duchessofdrumborg
'The Dance of Inspiration', is an exceptionally well-written and heart-wrenching piece. To me this is a six, but sadly I've run out of them. Writer's block is truly a curse. I look forward to seeing your next post.
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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'The Dance of Inspiration', is an exceptionally well-written and heart-wrenching piece. To me this is a six, but sadly I've run out of them. Writer's block is truly a curse. I look forward to seeing your next post.
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thank you so much :-). This was on of those ones that just felt right while I was composing it - it almost wrote itself.
Mike
Mike, you're very welcome.
Bless you and have a great week.
the Duchess
Comment from Whitewave
Fleedleflump,
Clever, humorous, down to earth or maybe twirling in the breeze. I can see it all - those trial bits of paper dusting off their frustration as they swirl in the air, perhaps wondering why they weren't the chosen ones. They have another purpose, as they dance inside your heart and mind to birth a new beginning.
Yes, we often have to give up, to get ahead, but mostly we don't like to do that. It puts me in mind of a Joseph Campbell quote:-
'We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.'
I did enjoy the read.
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Fleedleflump,
Clever, humorous, down to earth or maybe twirling in the breeze. I can see it all - those trial bits of paper dusting off their frustration as they swirl in the air, perhaps wondering why they weren't the chosen ones. They have another purpose, as they dance inside your heart and mind to birth a new beginning.
Yes, we often have to give up, to get ahead, but mostly we don't like to do that. It puts me in mind of a Joseph Campbell quote:-
'We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.'
I did enjoy the read.
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thanks so much, Ww :-). Indeed, planning things out can be a set-up for disappointment - that's why I only do detail plots for novels once I'm well underway. Otherwise, I'm end up with characters acting uncharacteristically just for plot reasons!
I'm thrilled you enjoyed my poem.
Mike
Comment from Wendy G
How wonderful that the spark was ignited in your heart and that this was fanned into passion and creativity. This melted the writer's block, frozen and stiff like ice. Sometimes we have to set out in faith, and the rest follows. Lovely. Imaginative and creative.
Wendy
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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How wonderful that the spark was ignited in your heart and that this was fanned into passion and creativity. This melted the writer's block, frozen and stiff like ice. Sometimes we have to set out in faith, and the rest follows. Lovely. Imaginative and creative.
Wendy
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thank you, Wendy :-). Indeed, I often find my best lines only cone once I'm already writing.
Mike
Comment from karenina
Love this! It feels like the poem flowed through you... On rare occasions when a poem seems to write itself it feels exactly like this! What clever writing!
Karenina
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Love this! It feels like the poem flowed through you... On rare occasions when a poem seems to write itself it feels exactly like this! What clever writing!
Karenina
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thank you :-). You're totally right - this one just tumbled out while I tried to keep up.
Mike
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Those are my most treasured experiences as a poet ~ and all too rare! This was extraordinary.
Comment from lyenochka
Wow! I hope some people still had some sixes to award you. This is just lovely and it reads effortlessly to describe how the spark of inspiration can melt the "ice malaise of writer's block." Sometimes, all it takes is to just start writing.
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Wow! I hope some people still had some sixes to award you. This is just lovely and it reads effortlessly to describe how the spark of inspiration can melt the "ice malaise of writer's block." Sometimes, all it takes is to just start writing.
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thank you :-). I find most of my best ideas (especially for stories and novels) come while I'm already writing, so I have to remind myself to just get started and see what happens.
Mike
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
You waltzed your way through the debilitating period of writer's block with the magic of passionate dance that eased your frustration and produced this well rhymed and metered melody Michael, a freeing experience enjoyed by all, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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You waltzed your way through the debilitating period of writer's block with the magic of passionate dance that eased your frustration and produced this well rhymed and metered melody Michael, a freeing experience enjoyed by all, love Dolly x
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thank you, Dolly :-). Once I started, it really just came pouring out - I love it when that happens!
Mike
