2022 Creativity Project – Feb. 15

Climate Change

The mountain still stands
Though we walk all around it
Sometimes climb over,
The trees wag their heads at us
Whispering, “We will be here –
Only rocks will last
Until future forgets past;
Your bones richen the grass.
We will rustle your verses,
The sun touching the sea will
Sing with a magnificence new –
Oceans will come and go
But the likes of your being
Will again, never, be known.”

Whom To Blame

If all the devices
Stopped working would we rush
Out the carpet
Of our conviviality and be
With ourselves together,
Or is it too late?
Could we thrive without
Those trappings of our consolation
That we believe in
With very little consternation –
Stores with closed doors
Vehicles dead on highways
In a feverish frying heat,
Planes, ah, what planes,
Would we know what to do –
Could we survive
When we are forced
To love one another
More than a phantom image
Appearing on a screen?
Whom do we blame for neglecting
What is no longer as dear to us?
We swallowed the pacts whole
Giving up creative control
Losing parts of our bold
Personalities which heretofore
Were essential to our lives.
Could we find conversation
Without reservation,
One hopes so
It could mean the survival
Of our civilization.

2022 Creativity Project – Valentine’s Day

Making Possible The Impossible

Everyone feels defeated at times; the world and its problems overwhelm the mind and emotions. Personal setbacks also seem insurmountable, but creativity, positivity, and prayer help everyone overcome.

Prayer can settle the mind and help ideas arise, which upset can cloud. Having a possibility outlook, where positive material is brought into the intellect regularly, also adds confidence to a person’s toolbox. Creativity may supply unusual solutions or unique rationales that incite action and bring courage.

Asking others to share a burden or soliciting advice can be helpful, but these can also confuse. Many things require individual attention. There are deep wells of ability in each person when accompanied by a belief in oneself.

Treating others and ourselves with love is advised by the Bible, and it has many benefits. It gives the right impetus to allow us to conquer impossibility and rids us of many negativities which seize control and convince us of inadequacies.

Remember, sometimes goals are not accomplished immediately; great things may require a commensurate investment of time.

Happy Valentine’s Day! – May love always find you and fill your life with encouragement and inspiration.

Prompt
Smile, look at yourself in a mirror, and say, ‘I believe in myself. I can fulfill my dreams. I am loved, and I love who I am and am becoming.’ After these affirmations, work on a creative project formerly neglected because it is a considerable challenge.

Gratitude List
I am thankful:
For central heat.
For warm clothes.
For things my Mom taught me.
For hope.
For God’s love holding me even when I do not notice.

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2022 Creativity Project – Feb. 12

Moonlight Symphony

Can you feel the kiss
Of the light upon your face,
The breezy caress
Coming to you from deep space,
Love for you in every trace?
Are you open to
Songs finding their way to you,
Whispering your name?
So many gifts time brings, romance,
Love chooses heartstrings to woo.
How precious are you
The moon in a sky, you light –
Illuminating
Night, dance around and around
A delightful perfection of sound.
Always cherished
A moonlight symphony in motion
Eliciting continual devotion –
Love lifting high, bringing round,
A partner in you now found.

PROMPT
It is time, you know, time for the love creations. Even if you are not a poet, you might give it a whirl for your best guy or girl. If you lack romance, write as if you caught a glance.

Gratitude List
1) I went to Sam’s today.
2) Newsboys.
3) Having an extra screen protector.
4) Strangers assisted me because I was having difficulty.
5) Airheads.

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Smile, you are a gift from the Hand of the Creator and have infinite worth. Love is your birthright and your destiny.

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2022 Creativity Project – Feb. 11

Frogs Round Pond – © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

WHAT is NEXT?

When the tide is out
The sun gone beyond the edge
Color fades from Winter friezes
Dogs are all off their leashes
No one listens to one who teaches
Each paper sings variants of the blues
Songsters lament the financial news
Restaurants run short of every condiment
Virologists debate safety confusing us
Inflation has another round at the gates
Climatologists think dates are running very late
This phone, that phone, add status + pizzazz
Libraries make a late-inning pro-comeback
Periodicals become counterparts to dinosaurs
Pen + paper enjoy a modicum of popularity;
Who, one wonders, are people in these disparities?

Some desire new overtures of romance, kiss
Other days blanket forts seem adequate, bliss
Dressing up to the nines feels great sometimes
But who can spare an effort the costumes to find?
Those who will – make ostentatious video
Hoping to gain sponsors to the show
Yet, simple as hours continue to flow
Today follows yesterday, predates tomorrow
And if people allow it, LOVE prevails as it goes.

Prompt
It is a Friday sort of day, and I am running on fumes. Ask yourself a question, as specific or ambiguous as you dare, and create something from there.

GRATITUDE
I am thankful:
1) I am mobile
2) I write my schedule most days
3) Burning out seems more likely than fading away
4) Love Wins
5) Neal Stephenson writes incredible tales.

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Roll with the punches and remember at the end, LOVE is all there is.

© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

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2022 Creativity Project – Feb. 10

Prompt

What or who is your spark? When you call upon deep motivation, how does it manifest? Create something that symbolizes your vitality.

Loose

The love-ly life-time
Is the moment creation
Sparks into places
Unimagined, leads higher
Than, there exists right to dream.

Testing the wind-blown breeze
Tasting Love in the air, free
Believing despite
A treacherous heart, doubt-filled,
A detective sorting clues.

Singing a new song
Unpublished, never performed,
Still clearing the silence
Measuring the notes, fitting words
Hallowing the Savior, Love.

Poetry pours out
Like floodwaters from downspouts,
A spider seeks sun,
A courtship began anew
Becomes brighter, lighter hue.

Taken by hand, head,
Heart – given what passes for
Music on clear page –
To devotion forever
The Lord Jesus Christ – soul saved.

Gratitude List
I am thankful:
1. I slept well.
2. The injuries from my fall seem minimal.
3. The books I am reading.
4. Having an unusual mind.
5. This life with which I have been so manifoldly blest.

I hope you found something to spark your interest at Haphazard Creative today; I would be grateful if you clicked like, followed the site, returned often, and shared this with others who might find it to their taste. Comments, ideas, suggestions, and work derived from the prompts I share are always welcome.

Hoping you have a splendid weekend and that you have gotten or made something delectable for your sweetheart. Time is, you know, running a bit short, and the stores will be putting out Halloween merchandise any day now.