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The Creative Mind

Consider the unlimited possibilities of the creative mind
In the realm of the fine arts many genres of expression
The world’s museums could not contain the whole, I find.

Music accounts for equal numbers of diversities in kind
Literary arts from the classics to the sultry confession,
Consider the unlimited possibilities of the creative mind.

Then, of course, think of the poetic works being mined
Adding to the storehouse of lyrical and verse impression,
The world’s museums could not contain the whole, I find

These cover only a small portion, add graphics assigned
For therein lies art, in almost everything now a profession
Consider the unlimited possibilities of the creative mind.

With forms of art, I could spend much of my life confined
Forgive me if I personalize this poem, a bit of digression,
The world’s museums could not contain the whole, I find.

Art, friends, is not merely for sophisticates or the refined
Without it, many of us would be thrown into a depression
Consider the unlimited possibilities of the creative mind,
The world’s museums could not contain the whole, I find.

Written August 28, 2022

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Maurice Rigoler Date: 8/30/2022 2:29:00 PM Excellent! Yes, the possibilities of the creative mind are limitless are rarely disappointing – with some exceptions notably in the sciences. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/30/2022 6:42:00 PM Aw, thanks, Maurice. I really appreciate hearing from you.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/28/2022 10:30:00 PM I adore this line "Consider the unlimited possibilities of the creative mind." - the consistency made it feel more and more exciting as I read. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/30/2022 6:43:00 PM Thank you so much, Caren.

Michael Tor Date: 8/28/2022 9:02:00 PM The creative mind is an amazing tool of expression. What impresses me most about it is the great Creator who created it to create what you have expressed. God is awesome, and so is the creativity in some of us who share. Excellent thought provoking Poetry Milton, we should all realize this truth of yours... Login to Reply Michael Tor Date: 8/28/2022 9:03:00 PM Ps Gershon comment was a fabulous truth...

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/28/2022 6:25:00 PM You touched on one of my little peeves, Jeeves: I've always felt that everyone is happiest when creating -- and that institutions such as schools and workplaces beat every ounce of creativity out of 90% of us for most of our livelong days. Oh, well. Off my soapbox now. :) gw Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/28/2022 7:00:00 PM I believe you are absolutely correct in your thinking about this, gw. In schools we are under pressure to conform, and if creative people are anything, they are nonconformists. So, it has to be "beaten" out of the children. Get with the program, kid!

Jim Slaughter Date: 8/28/2022 1:10:00 PM And "art" is, always has been, and always should be in the eye of the beholder...or reader. A very provocative read, L M. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/28/2022 1:58:00 PM Thanks so much, Jim, for your insightful comment.

Tom Cunningham Date: 8/28/2022 12:43:00 PM Thankfully the digital age is here where thousands if not millions of art works can be stored. Soup is an excellent example. Tom Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/28/2022 12:57:00 PM You are so right about that, Tom. Hope you are having a marvelous time on your trip.