an idea occurred from a flippant remark
based on belief knowing own inquisitive mind
abilities character passion determination
frivolous trivial remarks can breed
serious consequences requiring
momentous intellectual substance
extremely important achievements
highly significant crucial decisions
effecting life future course of events
may be born in seed insignificant
thoughts while walking leaving
a workplace after clocked in hours
are expended in routine mundane day
mind shift is executing difficult tasks
thus it was I pondered instinct knew said
for listeners an impossible statement
claiming I could write a hundred poems
in a month upon reflection a thousand
in a year if full time writing had time
discussion topic was invasive poetic abilities
three decades thirty years no sustained writing
flooded my mind with artistic poetic streams
this statement was met with incredulous
looks from two stunned male Australian
teachers unwilling to believe kiwis can
write articulate words literary profound
but in time fever of insanity grew because
the kiwi knew he could write now would
artistic attempt to time sign out from teaching
to write for an attempted entire year passed
eventually finally as a few first days writing
expanding into a first week a few weeks
a month three six nine months writ then
a year stolen into writ frantic three years
writing writing writing all poetry poetry
like an insane demented demon time driven
possessed trying to leave literary legacy
all time written was but tip of titanic ice berg
so much remained in vast an ocean of tide words
exhausted time mind could not explore surge swim
curiosity curious wanted to know what poet
thought was capable of writing in mind games
desiring to seek out meaning in pitch mind
always effort failed to write but a slice portion
of ever run away thoughts creativity poetry
ever dances away from focus definition minds
there was no patron sponsor to take my brief
missed High Renaissance by hundreds of years
Medici not interested was not an artist Italian
time gap not erased never written past cobwebs
sacrifices made now post 4000 poems written
in expatriate Jakarta Indonesia what is was
accomplished achieved realized in three years?
artistic words weep waterfall cascading visions
summing up values time weighing effort what is
accomplished achieved realized in three years?
material assets clothe lives creativity infuses artists
'That's an interesting question to ask after writ 4000
poetic pieces but I place no literary value on my own
work disinterested lack forensic investigative skills
to try to seal achieve a token unapprised dollar value
not read evaluated assessed therefore it is continuous
giving which has everything nothing to do with quality'
so little said so little said in thirty years
of original creativity poetry not written
unknown words haunt never written lines
ghost echoes splinter inner eye visions
diamond glittering radiant hypnotic facets
clarity cut sparkles rare brilliance flawless
Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
I wrote the poem 'A Spur Of The Moment Artistic Decision', inspired by my comment on the poem 'A Four Thousand Poem Reflection'.
a spur of the moment decision fermenting can seal foreshadow a wealth of time spun art vast effort sacrifice created
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I wrote the poem 'A Spur Of The Moment Artistic Decision', inspired by my poem 'A Four Thousand Poem Reflection'.