The Creative Journey by Ndaba Sibanda

the magic of poetry, the metaphor

of its language , either familiarises

the unfamiliar or makes the familiar

strange, by stretching one`s brain

in novel ways to capture a catalogue

of emotions, notions and imaginations

painting and music are forms of art

painting has a portrait of the diversity

and profundity and beauty of life

music denotes the danceable, delicious,

mesmerizing and mellifluous part of life

music has a message, music has idioms

art has shaped culture and human life

in ways that are notable and memorable

a work of art outlines its colours and forms

the creative journey is a journey of insights ,

it signifies intensity and beauty and defines

emotional frontiers, it refines moral sceneries

it opens countries, communities and cultures,

to the inner lives of others , it shines light on life

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Sibanda is the author of Notes, Themes, Things And Other Things, The Gushungo Way, Sleeping Rivers, and Love O’clock, among many others, and his work have been published or are forthcoming in Page & Spine, Peeking Cat, Piker Press , SCARLET LEAF REVIEW , Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and the Pangolin Review, among many others. He has been nominated for the National Arts Merit Awards, The Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Ndaba blogs here: Let`s Get Cracking! – Ndaba Sibanda - WordPress.com