Philosophical

An indwelling force- 
ancient 
as humanity- 
a need 
to cull 
from our environment 
depictions. 
It is a bringing 
forth, 
the urge 
to beautify 
and decorate- 
to craft... 
Whether working 
with paint or charcoal- 
with beads 
(like multicolored seeds) 
it is weaving and embroidering, 
leaping into dance- 
an ecstasy and exuberance 
and the poet's articulation 
of words. 
It is the bedrock of 
culture 
and civilization 
art is as motion to the 
athlete- 
it is portrayal and expression, 
emotion condensed, 
an outpouring 
of imagination and interpretation, 
a braiding of the 
seen, heard and felt. 
It is the heart made manifest- 
magic blossoming 
through the artist's very 
hands...

Art Is...