Inspiration brought me here, quite literally and not.
Right on this very page appears, the very thing I thought.
The thing that made me stop my work, and open up this rhyme.
Cause inspiration doesn’t wait ‘til you’ve got extra time.
It comes when you are sleeping, sometimes, waking you at night.
Sometimes, while you are weeping or conversely, from delight.
It rides in on a beam of light, cascading through the clouds.
It’s brought on by adrenaline, or when you’re feeling proud.
It’s not always that obvious what inspiration brings.
All forms, and shapes and sizes, and all different kinds of things.
A picture taken just as sunset’s sinking in the sky.
The music played with fireworks, the 4th day of July.
A gust of wind that tears your freshly washed clothes off the line.
Purple lilacs permeating, bundled up with twine.
No matter where it comes from, it is something to behold.
Cause inspiration doesn’t wait until you’re grown and old.
It barges in demanding that you give it ample mind.
It makes sure that you don’t move forward, leaving it behind.
At least that is ideal if inspiration has a say.
Depending on its source it really can go either way.
I’ve come to learn that often times, when inspiration comes,
In this case, for example, it’s like 700 drums.
All being played by 700 little angry men,
Just thump and pounding like they’ll never go away again.
Until I’ve launched this gift of inspiration on it’s course.
Creatively, to outlet what this muse is from the source.
A picture painted, simple sketch or pen and pad in hand.
Whatever it may be, most often times it turns out grand.
I always think it will be brief, or lacking in repose.
To stop and give consideration, simply said in prose.
But often times, it’s when I least expect things to be great.
That letting inspiration loose was brought upon by fate.
Cause that’s what inspiration is, it isn’t just a thought.
It’s something from within you fishing, ‘til your mind is caught.
Hook line and sinker, that is inspiration’s goal it’s true.
To captivate your mind when you have other things to do.
So when it comes and you have other things still going on,
Remember that it won’t be long before your chance is gone.
To grab a hold of inspiration, right between the eyes.
And let your motivation take you places by surprise.
It’s what just happened here, you see, as stated at the top.
Inspiration brought me here, quite literally, and not.
by bryande murray
