TRIP TO ELTHAM PALACE POEM 26

There are times in which you feel clarity and in those moments that is when you are most likely to create your best work. This is sometimes what they call inspiration. You can look to the World, you can look to your friends, you can look in your heart, even, to find it. They say when you take that inspiration and put it into your life, that is your best life. So this is why people aim to live the artistic life - to find themselves and put that into their every day.

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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." Maya Angelou

Crop

Before the tree we stood,

And remade our vows as children,

Lovers in first bloom,

Exchanging vows and pledges,

As if it were an affair of the heart,

Our pleasure being each other,

And not the World.

Your vows and protestations please me,

As if a cat had the cream daily,

Or sunshine did not preclude the

Glistening dew,

Full fresh and blooming is my love for you.

The daily post lands on the mat,

And the dog dutifully brings it to his master,

And the water boils as a constant drawn

Fresh from the well.

Yes, the apple is ripened evenly on the

Tree,

Its branches weigh down to make a shady bower,

For it is perfect.

"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about." Haruki Murakami