Soul Inspiration

I saw an opening, that was all there was to it
Soul inspiration, I guess that's what you'd call it
Still, I'm not quite sure about my contribution, it has to be said
But I thought that I should join in the conversation, even if it came in verse

Inspiration is like that, when you suddenly have something to say
A stray word, an odd image, and you're off to the races
You're not even thinking about how it ends
It's all about the pleasures of taking up a pen
Or keyboard, or phone or, of old, a typewriter
You've gathered the writing pad or, in extremis, the scrap of paper
You've found the requisite solitude, it can no longer be denied
The detachment needed is on hand, you've sharpened the splinter of ice

And now that you're ready, the idea simply glistens
You'd explain its beauty to anyone if only they'd listen
But now it's down to you, and you're on a mission.
Who knows whether it will be worth it in the final analysis
But, for the moment, you're finally past analysis-paralysis

It's down to execution at this stage but that is its own tale
And when, no doubt, you revisit it, you'll note the irksome detail
That you had discarded even as you knew that it would matter
That plot point, that loose rhyme, that woolly notion
That you knew later readers would brand as imprecision
The failing you thought you could overlook as you rushed to completion
The fleeting doubt as you faltered in your tower of Babel creation

But nothing is amiss, right now there's a creative abundance
You're merely reaping the wages of soul insurance
Remember, the muse wills what she wants
She, it was, that ushered you in this direction
Be thankful for these moments of soul inspiration

Soul Inspiration, a playlist

A soundtrack for this note (spotify version)

• Soul Inspiration by Anita Baker
  I have been known to be transported, elevated even, into higher places when Anita Baker begins to let loose with Soul Inspiration. Expressions of concern even from onlookers at my ecstasy.
• Feels Like Heaven by Kenny Vaughn & The Art of Love
  The version I fell in love with was a cover from a college band, The Inspiration
• Lovely Inspiration by Maze
• Sweet Inspiration by King Curtis
• Soul Call by Kenny Burrell
• Sweet Inspiration by Sweet Inspirations
• Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis
• Feel That You're Feelin' by Maze
• You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration by Teddy Pendergrass

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Timing is everything
Observers are worried

File under: Creative Process, culture, observation, writing, perception, inspiration, whimsy, Observers are worried, poetry, toli

Writing log: May 5, 2021