The Creative Journey by Ndaba Sibanda
the magic of poetry, the metaphor
of its language , either familiarises
the unfamiliar or makes the familiar
strange, by stretching one`s brain
in novel ways to capture a catalogue
of emotions, notions and imaginations
painting and music are forms of art
painting has a portrait of the diversity
and profundity and beauty of life
music denotes the danceable, delicious,
mesmerizing and mellifluous part of life
music has a message, music has idioms
art has shaped culture and human life
in ways that are notable and memorable
a work of art outlines its colours and forms
the creative journey is a journey of insights ,
it signifies intensity and beauty and defines
emotional frontiers, it refines moral sceneries
it opens countries, communities and cultures,
to the inner lives of others , it shines light on life
Sibanda is the author of Notes, Themes, Things And Other Things, The Gushungo Way, Sleeping Rivers, and Love O’clock, among many others, and his work have been published or are forthcoming in Page & Spine, Peeking Cat, Piker Press , SCARLET LEAF REVIEW , Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and the Pangolin Review, among many others. He has been nominated for the National Arts Merit Awards, The Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Ndaba blogs here: Let`s Get Cracking! – Ndaba Sibanda - WordPress.com