all about dots
Writing is a lot like connecting the dots. One dot leads to the next, then the next, then the next until eventually a picture emerges. Life, poetry, writing, all pieces of the same puzzle. Everything is connected.
Harmony and balance are the center of all beauty. Recognizing all things are connected, leads to enlightenment and creativity. Such is the cornerstone of all philosophy. Eastern, Western, Ancient, Christian, it doesn’t really matter. Philosophy is firmly rooted in harmony and balance, the belief that all things are connected. The Alpha and Omega, the beginning and end, the circle of life.
Art, as life, has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Even an afterlife, for art survives beyond the artist.
Every journey starts with the first step, at the beginning, and follows a path, wherever it may lead, until the end. The path may not always be straight. It may double back on itself, crisscross, even circle around. But it always leads from the beginning to the end.
Artists create pictures for the eye in paints with brushes, in stone with chisels, in unique mediums that delight and surprise. They create forms, shapes, shades, reflections and distortions, of reality. Authors create pictures for the mind’s eye on paper with words, phrases, sounds, rhythms, rhymes, and patterns. They create forms that shape the shades, reflections and distortions, of reality.
Discover the connections, the harmony and balance, of life and art, and the poem emerges, the story develops, the picture becomes crisp and clear for both the author and audience. It’s all about connecting the dots.
