August 31, 2013 Sunday Whirl #124

BEGIN AGAIN

In the stillness of early morning

Drink my coffee from my inky mug

Yesterday is gone 

Now forgotten

Thoughts and ideas that spring forth

Are real for just a moment

Such possibilities...

Much is now lost

Today will be the same...

The possibilities of sparks

Will fly again

Like new shoots in the garden

New feathery babies in the nest

The scarlet work was finished at last

After close inspection

And careful consideration

It will NOT be added to the collection

Loaded as it is with beautiful

Small visual pieces

It does not work as a whole

There is nothing to be done

But to bury it deep

My skills are well oiled

From years of practice

I dip my magic brush

Into the wet hole

Of inspiration

As I begin

This new day

In stillness 

I sway

Then...

Begin again

Fresh start

New promise

Without doubt

Note:  I have been working on a piece for two weeks now, at least eight hours a day...

I am writing this to remind myself that not every piece I start will grow up to be a "successful citizen of the world of art."  And in each piece there were lessons I needed to learn and hopefully I will take these to the next piece.  As in life, there are lessons, and the universe does not care if you learn them, for they will come around again, you will get another chance.

Prompt: inky, wet, close, hole, sparks, feathery

shoots, scarlet, doubt, sway, oiled, lost