Where does the inspiration come from?

What inspires us to write poetry? Today I would like to ponder upon the question of poetry. sometimes I write, and sometimes I don't write. To be a poet is certainly something that one is by heart. You cannot force the words down on paper, they need to flow softly from your heart and unto the paper. Poetry has become a lost art today, the nothingness from which a poet writes have become more and more obscured. I try to tap into this no-thing-ness when I write, as it is from there all things arise, it is from this place all the great poets, Rumi, Kabir, Ryukan, Walt wittman get their inspiration.

How can we bring poetry into the hearts of people again? Fact is, we can't change the world, we can't make people do something, but we can open up their eyes a little, and this is what I am doing with this blog. This is what I am trying to do with my poems. Like the Great Lao Tzu would say, trust the Tao (the great way).

Regards

Lasse Petersen