K is for Kyrielle

A Kyrielle is a French poetic form. It originated in medieval times and is based on the kryie eleison (Lord have mercy) portion of the church liturgy. The poem is written in four-line stanzas, with each line being eight syllables.There can be various rhyming schemes. For my poem, I chose the AaBb scheme. The last line of the first stanza is considered to be the refrain, and it is repeated as the last line of each stanza.

Creating Art

Is art about the tools I use?

Brushes, paints, paper that I choose

Can I share visions from my heart

How do I start creating art?

Is art about the world I see,

an old cat, a human, a tree,

a busy store, a shopping cart,

how do I start creating art?

Is art about the songs I hear,

moving me to joy, love, a tear?

In harmony, each has a part

in helping me to create art.

Is art about the world I dream?

Disjointed images, a scream

fragmented colors break apart

when I start to create art.

Is love what art is all about,

those soft, sighing words that we spout

in a dream place we cannot chart

when we try to create art.

Does art encompass everything,

a dance, a mad spinning swing?

falling leaves, things that fall apart

It's all about creating art.