inspiration,
an uncanny gift
from an unmistakable force of nature.
what causes the tide to roll in
as it does?
as if the heavens
were to drop a pebble in the ocean
from a thousand miles above.
ripple to ripple,
the waves roll ten thousand strong
as if an army and a half
rumbled across and along.
stomping,
roaring,
gusts and winds,
dipping and soaring.
just like the tide,
inspiration comes and goes.
you can try to predict its arrival
or just go with the flow.