The Breath of the Creator:
A Poetic Meditation on the Nature
of Creativity
By Joseph Anthony
The breath of the
Creator
rises from the heart of
the soul.
It rises and expands,
sending stars and planets
spinning into sweeping,
pirouetting orbits.
Upon its current, flows
a song.
As the song blossoms
into an infinite variety
of tones and timbers,
it leaves whale-filled oceans
and bear-filled forests
in its unfurling wake.
Entire continents erupt
on the anthem of its chorus
and spreads around the galaxy
like a majestic spiraling storm—
a storm of exaltation
and wonder,
a storm of unending
praise
thrumming with the
pulsations of creation.
It lifts tired faces,
dries solitary tears, and soothes hearts
that ache to be seen.
As it rises it is sung
from the throats of millions of singers
that rejoice in such
moments
of transcendence.
It blends through all
languages
and drips from the lips
of poets and shamans,
healers and nuns whispering
prayers in solitude
and in gatherings, as
tapestries roll
from the looms of their
longing.
It is the song of all
songs.
It is the music behind
all things.
It shines from the
colors and textures
of every flower and
feather, every snail shell
and curve of the eagle’s
talon.
It rings from the
laughter of children and resonates
upon the walls of the
minds of writers
formulating sentences
filled with syllables
of devotion and the utter
need to share the truths
of their experiences
and images from the wellspring
of their imaginations.
And as this song rises,
it touches your heart,
your lips, your ears,
and leaps from your fingertips
as embrace those you love,
including yourself.
It becomes your
becoming.
It threads your every
word and breath.
It lifts your dreams on
waves of energy,
smoothing them out over
the landscape
of satisfied fulfillment.
And you are part and parcel
of that song,
that music of the
spheres ringing
through all things.
It is your blood, the
breath of your breath,
the voice of your voice,
the melody of your
heart’s desire.
Run with it, dance with
it, sing along with it
in full consciousness,
and live,
truly live.
Spread the harmony
through your own body,
family, community, and places
of worship and work.
Let the world hear the
voice of the Creator
resounding through the
living of your dreams
and in the sharing of
the unending gift
that is you.
Copyright Joseph Anthony of the Wonder Child Blog