Recently, I was inspired by my westward morning drive from Arvada to Louisville. The Spring in Colorado, along the Front Range, can create a beautiful tableau for one's viewing pleasure. A particular morning a few weeks ago was spectacular, simple and inspiration for me.
Below is my final poem that will, hopefully, provide an insight into my experience that day.
Daily Masterpiece
By Kimberly L. McClune
May 26, 2016
Springs morning, a blank canvas on the western horizon,
Emerges from the night
Revealing Nature’s daily masterpiece.
Crystal clear blue water color tints the sky
Virtually transparent,
Polished and perfect, like a sapphire.
Clean white paper, cut
As if by a child with scissors
Pasted with sticky fingers,
Creates a rim of bleached peaks.
Dirt, leaves, rocks and sticks
Mixed in a puddle
Tossed by the handful,
Make layers of mottled, hills against the paper.
This, Nature’s daily masterpiece,
Frameless and unaffected by man,
The freedom of creation.
Writing this poem reminded of how much I like a good writing prompt to inspire me to write, even if what I write turns out to be junk. After all, don't we learn more from making mistakes?
So here's a good prompt to put a spring in your pen:
This image gives me the creeps a bit and also pulls a few good story ideas out of my lazy brain. For instance, is this the Invisible Man's girlfriend or sister? Take a gander at this and see what ideas you come up with. Perhaps try setting a timer and seeing what you can come up with in 15 minutes. Or share this with a friend and challenge each other to come up with a 200 word story about this image. Another good idea is to see how many genres of writing you can use to create different written pieces about this image, a poem, a short story, a caption, a slogan for an advertisement, or even the outline for a novel.
So, keep writing. Maybe write something from this picture prompt and make a comment to let me know what you came up with.
Have a great day!
