The I in Discovery

“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.” 

― Carl Sagan

"Beyond Imagination" Image found from article: 92 Commentaries On Imagination

Emotion swirls around in circles

As the ink blotches the page, in spots

Dotting every single sentence,

But that isn't the end of the story

Oh no! This is just the beginning

Of a fruitful and successful spring.

Like junipers and tiger lilies I jump

Off from the ground and into a book

Each chapter a novelty, a blessing

Because passion drives me

To move mountains with simple words –

Although there is complexity in what I say,

Something that is undefined and refines

The tongue with whispers and images –

A painting that changes in hue every second,

Every moment a renewed portrait,

A landscape of what is in the mind's eye.

Words are a living creature, a new breed

Of personality that releases pheromones

Smelling of cinnamon and fresh coffee –

Something pleasurable and stimulating

To the brain-work that conjures magic.

I'm a magician insane enough to believe

That there is more to just speaking plainly

Because behind every word is a secret,

And I run in pursuit to find those out.

Ink on the paper is a prescription, a remedy

To the maladies that boil inside,

As if it were really a plague to be so blessed.

This world has more to offer than simple words

Because words have meaning, hopeful grace

That sweeps up a person in a world

Unlike any they have seen before

And whisks them away to a Neverland

Of make believe and a wishful blend

Of pixie dust that can make ink soar

Right off from the page, and into stars

Whose glimmering constellations are heroes

Who've provided guidance and compassion

To the writer that is inside of me.

See, everything has a purpose on this earth,

And I'm here to unlock those purposes

To read between the lines of black and white

And unravel the mysteries that are hidden

In every single stanza and every rhyme.

Reading the details like a homemade recipe

So that I can mix a perfect blend of spices

Herbs and tasteful reckonings in the bowl

Stirring it well and serving it on a platter.

There is something resonating within

A light that shines through the seams

Ready to burst, a supernova of creativity

Because of the surrounding secrets around me.

I'm sharing this poem with Poetry Jam for the "Writing" challenge presented by Gabriella.