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Sometimes the magical secret you carry with you when you are an artist is a bit hard to contain...
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Somewhat reminiscent of the cat that swallowed the proverbial canary!
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A precious little secret that is all your own, unless you decide to share it with others.
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Like take for instance, someone asking you to tell them the story of your life,
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I tell them, well, umm, you know, I always read the last page of a new book first!
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So lets take it from there...
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I find that I seem to work at things in a backwards kind of way.
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By this I mean, I create the end first, then the middle, then the beginning.
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It can all be a smidge confusing at times, one thing I can say for certain is I am always surprised by how it turns out,
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though it does seem like I am constantly scrambling to keep up,
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as though something, somewhere else is calling all the shots,
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like maybe a creative gremlin of sorts and I, well, I am merely that clever little imp's servant,
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whose duty it is to assemble each piece as quickly and efficiently as possible!
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It never fails and almost always follows the same general pattern.
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I toil away into the wee hours of the morning, till I can finally find a stopping place,
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then arise the next day to be absolutely bewildered and astounded to see it all finished!
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Art is like that for me, good clean fun and totally momentous!
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Like Newton's apple,
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a book falls from it's shelf,
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hits the floor with a bang,
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pops open, and
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the light bulb goes off!
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Of course!
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I get it!
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Yes, I see what you mean!
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those characters just wanted,
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to come out and play!
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Shakespeare and sea ships, like sweet songs on two lips or tulips on true lips they dare!
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Discoveries abound in silent no sound,
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across vast waterless oceans come long lasting whispers past chattering teeth,
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time is but fleeting and meeting us there!
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Prepare for the magic that is close at hand, pull up a chair and sit for a bit,
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perched stage front and center, next to the band.
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Give a wink and a smile, an acknowledging glance,
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today we are joyous, tomorrow's pure chance!
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Carpe Diem!
For the complete article and more info on Moliere's Theatre visit Stampington & Company to pick up a copy of Somerset Studio ~ Jan/Feb 2009.