An artist staring at a blank canvas,
Paints all around me, unused, drying.
Their moment almost passed.
Colours mixed on a palette, every shade and hue.
Calling to me,
Crying out, longing to be placed just so.
But I cannot.
Waiting for inspiration,
For the vision to manifest, for the work to take form of its own volition.
The pictures in my minds eye are so vivid, yet so short lived.
They come and go, flashes of colour evading my grasp.
Oh to catch even just one, to hold it,
Turn and view it from every angle,
Absorb its power and grace.
Oh to capture even a fraction of its beauty,
Of its very essence.
Its life.
Still the canvas stays blank,
Intimidating, foreboding.
Accusatory.
Even the most perfect mark would sully it's immaculate form.
How can one think to improve upon this without immeasurable conceit?
I look away,
Shamed,
Guilt rising, choking, at just the suggestion.
But turning back,
About to walk away,
What is this?
Who drew this line?
This shape and colour?
Tears well, emotion overwhelms.
How can such as this emit radiance bright as a star?
Shining across time and space,
A message to the future.
A calling card dropped on the door mat of destiny,
Waiting to be discovered,
For another to take it,
Turn and view it from every angle.
Waiting for the beauty to be passed on.
For that is life.
Living forever in the dreams of eternity.
One to another.
Another to the next.
And so it goes.
It just has to start somewhere.
Why not here?
28/03/2023
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After much searching, and trial and error, I fixed a long standing issue with the blog page not correctly scrolling to the comment form when clicking on the comment icon for a post.
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