Posted in Monday Musings, tagged haiku, Photography, Poetry on September 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Wheels circle round on edge
Not yet now comes past and gone
Unwinding life’s line
I wrote this poem, a haiku, earlier this year. The seed came to me as I clustered on “circles” one day. I got to thinking about the wheels on my bicycle as I ride, how a small patch of tire comes around, touches [...]
Posted in Creativity, Writing Tips, tagged Clustering, Poetry, Inspiration, Ideas, haiku, creative on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Clustering will lead you on journeys of discovery, surprise and delight. It may seem a bit scary to set off on a journey when you don’t know the destination, but this is the magic of clustering. Let go, don’t censor, follow your feelings and enjoy the ride. First I’ll show you the final destination for [...]
Posted in Creativity, Writing Tips, tagged Clustering, Inner critic, Dragon, Poetry on May 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Clustering opens the floodgates of creativity. It quiets your inner critic and invites your creative self (I think of him as my dragon) to come out and play. Clustering is easy, it’s quick and it works. I learned (am still learning) the technique from “Writing the Natural Way” by Gabriele Rico, PhD.
Here’s an example that [...]
