Sing of Passions Greater than the Self

August 9, 2017

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. This week’s theme is artistic creativity.

Today’s poem is a number poem about how creative inspiration seems to come from beyond the self.

I welcome comments on my poems at https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

Sing of passions greater than the self,

Intimations turned to words and music,

X’s on eternity, revealing

The genius of one’s muse, if one would use it,

Yielding to a voice beyond the gulf.

Even so, one is forced to wander

In search of that sweet touch of inspiration,

Grace that does not come without one’s calling,

Hours, days, weeks of fierce frustration,

Then the gift to which one would surrender.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at https://www.poemsforfree.com/singo9.html. For more philosophical poems, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/philosophicalpoems.html .

This week’s theme: Artistic Creativity

August 7: Songs Lend Thought the Persuasive Force of Beauty

August 8: For You There Will Be Always Gifts of Beauty

August 9: Sing of Passions Greater than the Self