I experience something that moves me, makes me think, and that I find beautiful. Last night it was a film. From the opening sound of a delicate string trio I am transformed and hope others feel the same.
Three of us witness a mother and child, their journey, loss, and love. I hold back my tears.
We reach the end. 'I am glad I watched it, but it did not work for me'. 'Oh, I loved it. And you?', 'Not really'.
Perhaps I do not share so readily for risk and danger to my heart.
Much of the time I search to say something simply, oftentimes I fail.
Some time ago I wrote the short poem 'With Life, Love'. Although this is a work in progress, I value its call to action and have given time and effort to its own place.
I view the poem as the title and all that follows, an elaboration:
I enjoy dreaming.
Influencing the characters, narrative, and place of a dream is a delicate matter. If I push too hard I wake and the dream quickly fades from view. To move what happens in my dream I have to let it flow:
When I paddle a boat in rushing water I change the shape of oars rather than the flow of the river.
When I compose, create an image, or write, the process is much the same.
William Shakespeare
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Think This Today is the creation of Mike de Sousa, an artist, writer, and composer.