David Taylor - Negative Shapes?

The artist is drawing and the picture is forming.
Shapes carefully chosen to outline the picture in mind.
And between them are born the shapes that are formed,
from the space in between all the objects he draws to be seen.
The artists they say that these spaces they play,
a most valuable part in their work.
It’s the bits in between that transform a bland scene,
and makes the picture such a pleasure to see.

It does make you think perhaps life is the same.
The spaces between each thought that we think,
and the time in between the things that we do,
it is clear that they do have a shape.
So perhaps it’s the time when there’s nothing to do,
the pause in between all our thoughts and our deeds,
that can make our life bland or if carefully planned,
a work of great art with a whole world to be found,
that was never before even thought to be more,
than just a gap in our usual pursuits.

David Taylor

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