I love this poem by Hafiz, “Freedom From The Shackle?

It has always spoken to me about creativity, about  the need to take the shackles off, to reach out with our hearts and souls and ideas and take the leap and offer them to the world. Freedom from the shackles – of loves, of art, of dreams – is, I believe, the root of all desire.

What moves us in that direction? What hope do we expect to fulfill? I stand with the dreamers, they are the ones who make sense of the world and who free our better angels.

At some point, creativity asks us to open up, make the leap of faith, take the risk of baring our true selves and souls to the world.

This is the first poem I have  read with my new audio program, I hope to do it from time to time, and I appreciate the many good words and responses to this idea. I love my blog, it is my creative wellspring and laboratory and has given me freedom from the shackle.

So thanks to Hafiz, I am enjoying this new audio dimension to my work. Tomorrow, I’ll try a free-form essay, right out of my head.