"dark and silent
dreams settle
in the night like
a residue of time"
-d. joseph madl
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while contemplating my collection of burmese marionettes and indonesian wayan goleck (rod puppets), a thought intruded the quiet afternoon. unbidden. an unwelcome guest. sitting in the corner. watching me squirm in discomfort.
i have become complacent.
lazy even.
dust gathers on my workbench. a surface from whence once poured inspiration. like these puppets without a puppeteer, i dangle uselessly in my studio.
some thing
must be done.
i have become complacent.
lazy even.
dust gathers on my workbench. a surface from whence once poured inspiration. like these puppets without a puppeteer, i dangle uselessly in my studio.
some thing
must be done.
Ahhhh, this friendly face is looking expectantly in search for a puppeteer, I think your cloth is waiting expectantly too .....
ReplyDelete(ha, but I know (as will every other creative person) these moods lacking inspiration all too well .... keep faith : it'll come back to you Joe ! This will pass)
too true, els. i'm feeling the itch again. or at least i have been feeling it. now i just need to start scratching it again!
DeleteAnd there are those of us who wait to see and to read what comes next ... smiling in anticipation
Deleteah...as even i await to see!
Deletehey, Joe
ReplyDeletehey grace. :)
Deleteit wil come I am sure
ReplyDeletei'm sure it will, emmy. it's just a matter of being present.
DeleteSoon.
ReplyDeleteI would love to meet some of your other puppets. I have a very old dragon puppet in need of some TLC :)
we all need some down time - like dark and light, we wouldn't know one without the other - so not lazy, just taking a break to renew
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