{"id":1616,"date":"2015-03-15T12:38:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T12:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2016-02-21T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T10:03:47","slug":"the-artful-expression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=1616","title":{"rendered":"the artful expression   ~"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This poem and the 6 that follow are dedicated to my poetry mentor Judih Weinstein Haggai. \u00a0She taught me through example (action poetry) how to communicate words well in my own special way.<\/p>\n<p>the moon has been<br \/>\nup in the sky<br \/>\nevery night<br \/>\nsince whenever<br \/>\nthe sun rises<br \/>\nbright and early<br \/>\nno matter what \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nthe day<br \/>\ncounts on it<br \/>\nsummer comes and goes<br \/>\nyear after year<br \/>\nlike the tide<br \/>\nalong the rocky shore<br \/>\nthe leaves of the tree<br \/>\nfall in Fall<br \/>\nthe cold wind<br \/>\nblows in Winter<br \/>\nsuch patterns of change<br \/>\ngive the cognizant kind<br \/>\nthe notion of predictability<br \/>\nand the comfort<br \/>\nfelt from<br \/>\nthe recurrent<br \/>\nassurance<br \/>\nof stability in reality<br \/>\nespecially<br \/>\nthe announcement<br \/>\nDaylight Saving Time<br \/>\nthe dawn of Spring<br \/>\nand yet<br \/>\nthe reoccurrence<br \/>\nof some things<br \/>\nbehavioral patterns<br \/>\nbathed in<br \/>\nthe stagnate waters<br \/>\nof<br \/>\nbias and inhibition<br \/>\nare hard as a diamond<br \/>\nto change<br \/>\nunless altered by<br \/>\na kind of laser<br \/>\nan art form of words<br \/>\ncreatively written<br \/>\nas the late David Bohm<br \/>\non page 63 of his book<br \/>\nWholeness<br \/>\nand the Implicate Order<br \/>\ngave as an example<br \/>\n~ \u00a0 poetry having<br \/>\na primary function<br \/>\n\u201c<em>\u2026\u2026to give rise<\/em><br \/>\n<em> to a new perception,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and to action<\/em><br \/>\n<em> that is implicit<\/em><br \/>\n<em> in this perception,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> rather than to communicate<\/em><br \/>\n<em> reflective knowledge<\/em><br \/>\n<em> of \u2018how everything is\u2019\u2026\u2026.<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\nindeed \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nthe artful expression \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nan opinion \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nan idea or concept<br \/>\nthat creatively paints<br \/>\nthe way to the eureka moment<br \/>\nthe intelligent perception<br \/>\nlike the art of Leonardo<br \/>\ndi ser Piero da Vinci<br \/>\nthat eventually fosters<br \/>\nhuman growth<br \/>\nand change<br \/>\na fresh perspective<br \/>\nsimilar to<br \/>\nthe symbolism of Spring<\/p>\n<p>peace out<\/p>\n<p>6 action poems with verse inspired by JWH<\/p>\n<p>1.<br \/>\npeace out<br \/>\nout of stimulants<br \/>\nfreak out<\/p>\n<p>hey man<br \/>\nman what&#8217;s up<br \/>\nheavy man<\/p>\n<p>foxy lady<br \/>\nlady&#8217;s got game<br \/>\nfirst lady<\/p>\n<p>2.<br \/>\nbig yawn<br \/>\nthoughts of sleep<br \/>\nwide awake<\/p>\n<p>heavy eyelids<br \/>\nracetrack type mind<br \/>\nspeeding everywhere<\/p>\n<p>pitter patter<br \/>\nrain on roof<br \/>\nsound machine<\/p>\n<p>3.<br \/>\nhuman beings<br \/>\nTHE HUMAN RACE<br \/>\none people<\/p>\n<p>people united<br \/>\nWE THE PEOPLE<br \/>\nhumanity strong<\/p>\n<p>people power<br \/>\nHUMANENESS IS EMPOWERMENT<br \/>\nhumanitarian beings<\/p>\n<p>4.<br \/>\nLove me<br \/>\nlove me not<br \/>\nI exist<\/p>\n<p>I exist<br \/>\nregardless of you<br \/>\nlove exists<\/p>\n<p>love exists<br \/>\nlove conquers all<br \/>\nlove cures<\/p>\n<p>5.<br \/>\ndark sky<br \/>\nsleepless in Boston<br \/>\nthink session<\/p>\n<p>coyote howl<br \/>\nbarred owl hoot<br \/>\nwoodland noise<\/p>\n<p>ears ringing<br \/>\nfingers tapping keyboard<br \/>\nmidnight journaling<\/p>\n<p>6.<br \/>\nknow me<br \/>\nmaybe a little<br \/>\nyour choice<\/p>\n<p>life is<br \/>\nkind of short<br \/>\nlive now<\/p>\n<p>peace humankind<br \/>\nlet\u2019s get along<br \/>\nmakes sense<\/p>\n<p>peace out<\/p>\n<p>Words by \u00a0 \u00a0~Keith Alan Hamilton~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This poem and the 6 that follow are dedicated to my poetry mentor Judih Weinstein Haggai. \u00a0She taught me through example (action poetry) how to communicate words well in my own special way. the moon has been up in the sky every night since whenever the sun rises bright and early no matter what \u00a0 &hellip; 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