The Magic of Imagination

My best, or maybe,

my most prolific ideas

are when I am busy.

images and words arising 

from tactile busy actions.

My hands involved in

doing dishes

pulling weeds

planting vegetables

painting a picture

walking along a lane or byway

or interlaced and behind my head as I watch 

clouds

birds

sunsets

sunrises.

Fragments of

story

poem

that I file quickly away

in a less than orderly

filing drawer in my mind.

Right now I think of

re-imagining that filing cabinet.

It is made of beautiful holographic oak wood.

with a magic drawer that

from the front appears small and space saving

However, reminiscent of God’s filing cabinets, 

that one drawer can pull out infinitely.

This bit of imagination, in the movie Bruce Almighty,

was when God was played by Morgan Freeman!

And in that drawer in my creative mind?

File folders every colour of the rainbow.

Tabbed with golden labels that define

theme

topic

genre

swooping out for presentation whenever I ask.

Unlike my literal file drawers,

this magic file drawer

orders itself should I put something amiss.

Is there an app on the face of the drawer

that will send me to the right place to find

my brilliant idea?

In my imagination

I can make one

In my imagination

I can create anything.

In the real world, it is much more labour intensive,

but I can still create anything.

Creating small gems or small swatches then

stringing or sewing them together, to make 

tapestries

quilts

jewelry

full of beauty and eclectic designs - all from imagination.

“Think left and think right

and think low and think high.

Oh, the thinks you can think up

if only you try!”

~ Dr. Seuss