Original DDE™ art: “Creation Storm — I & II” by: rob kistner © 2/3/26
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like a Kansas flatland twister
the act of creating
is contained chaos—
all may seem peaceful
but a storm is coming—
a storm of arriving ideas
thoughts and visions
pitching and spinning—
beating against the tried and true…
ricocheting off the status quo…
ripping the roof off the mundane—
new images
colliding in midair—
bursting like skyrockets
unfinished phrases
twisting in the mind
tugging at the soul’s treeline—
terms and concepts
rivering forth—
a potent and most beautiful chaos
attention splinters
scatters wildly
the pulse quickens
as if the mind
must outrun itself
to find the calm—
to find the ”eye”
then something ignites
like a time bomb
as time reshuffles
momentum takes over
as I am pulled upward
then inward—
down blurred corridors of my mind
where light narrows
as intention sharpens—
thoughts—
concepts—
and insights—
that I’m shocked are mine
begin making themselves known—
like someone vaguely familiar
wandering into a candle’s light
it is here I greet them
befriend them
and become intimately acquainted
outer world dissolves…
clocks lose relevance…
hunger becomes theoretical…
the body is reduced to breath—
and hands
hands become tools
tools become possibilities
I cease resisting
inside this whirling
cone of creation
energy feels boundless—
thought welded to action—
each idea feeding the next
at impossible speed
like a raft in a rapids—
like rain off a rooftop
words arrive faster than doubt
color…
form…
cadence…
phrase—
everything aligns
everything insists
I do not notice fatigue
I do not notice time
eventually the grip loosens
I break free
unsure if it’s morning or night
though I am not concerned
just curious
and fascinated
the room reappears
the body makes its demands—
…water
…food
…care
—much rest
I attend to them slowly
still glowing
because I have returned
carrying something solid
something wonderful
a nearly finished work
…shaped
…resonant
…breathing—
alive
evidence of what I created
evidence of where I’ve been
and why—
I will go again
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rob kistner © 2/1/26