Hi Anne-Sophie. An excellent article on the creative process. It reminded me of my poem ‘Focus’ which I thought you may like. I’ve had to condense it to fit. Best wishes, Jim Sinclair
Focus your attention on one point only.
Distractions will manifest with their tempting tentacles,
Tipping you into camouflaged reality,
Obliging you to conform to the collective cruelty.
Hi Jim! Thank you for sharing. I really like your poem’s finale:
“Crush the world to its kernel
And concentrate all your senses
On the point of your existence.
Only in that eye
Will you find the calming essence
That ends humanity’s extremities.”
It’s interesting (and alarming) to note that the more fragmented our attention becomes, especially in the context of digital media, the more polarized we’ve become as a society. There is a sort of resolution of opposites occurring when we focus on the still point within, individually and collectively.
Yes, that is exactly what I was attempting to express in this poem. The world is in a sad state but only in individuals uniting their own higher and lower selves, or conscious and subconscious, can any evolutionary progress be made collectively I believe. As you know, this happens in the creation of art.
Hi Anne-Sophie. An excellent article on the creative process. It reminded me of my poem ‘Focus’ which I thought you may like. I’ve had to condense it to fit. Best wishes, Jim Sinclair
Focus your attention on one point only.
Distractions will manifest with their tempting tentacles,
Tipping you into camouflaged reality,
Obliging you to conform to the collective cruelty.
Focus on one point.
Not to the right nor to the left:
Only the centre;
The solar plexus;
The heart of your being.
Wide eyed - focus
Free from desire - focus
Ignoring the clock - focus
Crush the world to its kernel
And concentrate all your senses
On the point of your existence.
Only in that eye
Will you find the calming essence
That ends humanity’s extremities.
Hi Jim! Thank you for sharing. I really like your poem’s finale:
“Crush the world to its kernel
And concentrate all your senses
On the point of your existence.
Only in that eye
Will you find the calming essence
That ends humanity’s extremities.”
It’s interesting (and alarming) to note that the more fragmented our attention becomes, especially in the context of digital media, the more polarized we’ve become as a society. There is a sort of resolution of opposites occurring when we focus on the still point within, individually and collectively.
Yes, that is exactly what I was attempting to express in this poem. The world is in a sad state but only in individuals uniting their own higher and lower selves, or conscious and subconscious, can any evolutionary progress be made collectively I believe. As you know, this happens in the creation of art.