The Creative Woman Poem by Denis Martindale

She views the world through wondrous eyes,
Enthralled by what she sees
And captures splendours that surprise
Because they're meant to please...
She strikes a chord in other hearts,
That stirs their minds as well,
Such that her worldview merely starts
Good news that others tell...

Within her heart, a childlike faith,
That sprinkles pastures new,
That makes her stand both strong and brave
In all she hopes to do...
She brings her style, her wit, her charm,
She cultivates a bond,
She celebrates a vibrant calm,
That reaches far beyond...

To choose the path that suits her style,
Takes courage borne of joy,
Yet still she chooses mile-by-mile
Each factor to employ...
For she must stand by all she does,
Her name imprinted there,
Between the calm, between the fuss,
Between each precious prayer...

She strives not for the commonplace,
That's so last year, of course,
She reinvents not to erase,
Just as a tour de force...
Love grows the essence stored within,
That awesome waterfall
That bubbles high till made to spin,
Cascading over all...

Expressions splash like rainbows drawn
From droplets high above,
To formulate both joy or scorn,
Rough passion, tender love...
From fragile forms to broadstroke lengths,
From colours tight or loose,
She looks, she sees, she finds the strengths
In reds, greens, yellows, blues...

Restraints embraced or cast aside,
Is freedom truly free?
If so, it always opens wide
Each old philosophy...
New works transform the child untaught,
Unchained, writ large, revealed,
No more the fettered lonesome thought
Society's concealed...

Watch out, young woman, for new light,
New patterns borne of time,
For in one second comes insight
That each soul finds sublime...
When you're right there, the pioneer,
Defender, sharer, too,
I charge you now, remain sincere,
As that's why I love you...


Denis Martindale, copyright,3rd August 2013.


Photographer Mika Nanagawa, Calligrapher Sishu.
NHKWorld HD, Sky and Virgin Media,3rd August 2013.


The poem is based on seeing the Creative Woman,
a Japanese TV show about a photographer and a
calligrapher. Each had her own journey starting off
in the traditional style, blossoming into brand new
beloved insights, transforming the conventional into
exciting, brilliant, effervescent artistic explorations.