With Creation

A spark in the imagination 

An idea in permeation 

Images come from nowhere 

In the mind’s eye they stare

Aching to be manifested

Insight waiting to be digested

Seeking to be expressed

Resonance for the distressed

Art is a reflection of what lies inside

The essence of awareness being implied

Painting is the action that I do most

But, for the product I can hardly boast

I am not responsible for creation

I simply board a train at the station 

Creative energy takes me for a ride

My presence is all that I can provide 

I am not the maker of the jewel

Like art, I am only nature’s tool

I am one of the instruments being used 

With the process of creation I am fused

My vessel is an extension of the brush

Meticulous strokes happen without a rush

My only goal is to let myself become empty 

An absence of conscious effort is plenty

Allowing nature to take its course 

Pure expression exists not by force

If you completely lose your sense of self 

What comes before you will create itself