On Art and Artists

Musician in the Rain by Robert Doisneau

On Art and Artists
©2014 Susan Noyes Anderson

Never keep your art too safe and warm;

it isn't right.

Abandon it to sleet and hale;

strip it in harsh sunlight.

Ignite in on an open flame.

Pierce it with jagged ice.

Beat it; break it; brand it.

Splay it raw, as sacrifice.

Seize pen or chisel, brush or bow,

but let creation be.

Art cannot move or breathe until

the artist sets it free.

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