A Lunatic, a Lover, and a Poet

"The lunatic, the lover and the poet are of imagination all compact." 

 - William Shakespeare

We view these characters in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream,"  from where the line is taken.  

What is the world of the imagination for you?  

Where does it nurture and take you?

In a lunatic's mind a dance occurs among demons, daring, and dread. The lover's heart and soul fill with sensory wonder.  Sounds, sights, scents and tastes become heightened.

The poet imagines beyond his or her reality and uses it to write about the world.

Writers require this multiple personality to achieve a jounce of words into sentences that propel into paragraphs and pages.

Pulls from extremes, spells of things, passion, courage and persistence define a writer's life.  To live life on one's own terms requires intensity and perseverance. 

Once patience settles in, we write on and on.

Consider stories that have shaped your life.  

Explore your experiences from the perspective of a lunatic, lover, and poet.