Toy Maker

A journey into the mind of a creative muse

Toy Maker

Welcome to my universe of sapphire tidal waves

Where Whispering Willows pirouette through night and day

Where I can swipe the stardust paintbrush across the cosmic landscape

In these glistening plains and chromatic terrains, I can escape

From the bloody Battlefields of Fate, to prairies of Primrose

The vast kingdoms of champagne lakes and Singing Oaks

This is my fantasia, my choir of endless euphoria

My planetarium, my wondrous emporium

Welcome to the galaxies residing behind my eyes

My Utopia, existing outside the realm of spacetime

Where aurorae scorch the stargazer's sky

And I control with my mind their light

Here, the night shines with the energy of ten thousand Quasars

Written by Daniel Loughlin on December 30, 2014

This piece was what I consider to be my first step into the area of Romanticism.  I basically just told myself, "Right, go bonkers with as many literary devices as you can on this piece, and have unbridled fun!"  The title is linked to my belief that all passionate creators are similar in one way, they like to create.  In all honesty, I could have gone with any type of creator for the title, but for some reason, Toy Makers and poets just have a distinct link to me.  I guess it just comes down to the schematics of one's imagination, doesn't it?

Reviews

[ranscan]

There is some excellent points to this piece. It certainly has a far reaching grasp, the mix of terminology as tools of expression. The imagery is breath taking at points, a speaking of dreams and alternate realities, and it paces well.
I believe it suffers though, in how it has been tarted up with variances of text type and size, the rainbow of colors which I am having trouble seeing through to the words, the phrasing, and your talent.
This piece has enough strength and breadth to stand tall on a simple canvas.

[DoormanDan]

Thanks for reviewing! I will admit, I used to just love going bonkers with the colors for the sake of it, but with this particular piece, I had a mental image I just wanted to capture to the fullest (and I was mainly just having fun at this point rather than taking things seriously with the font). So the reason I kept it on the rewrite was just because this particular poem's special to me. My writing for the past year has been much more tame for the most part. I appreciate the honesty in your review! :)

[TheRaven]

Whoa, hello there purple and many other colors. I actually find that usage to be creative and fitting with the concept. Toy Makers create toys in all sizes and colors, creation is different from one sentence, word, and letter to the next. The musical themes, the galactic themes, I love the way you used them. This was indeed flowing and melodic, and captured the idea of creation as a means to escape not only for the writer, the painter, the toy maker; but all artists. Anything and everything is possible for the writer.

[DoormanDan]

You nailed it right on the head with your interpretation of this piece. I like to think that this piece was written when I was in one of my writing primes (which I'm unfortunately not it right now, but I'll be there again eventually). It's always nice to see somebody understand the reasoning behind most, if not all, of the madness I tend to paint on a page sometimes. Thanks for reviewing! :)