Unexpected, By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37 on Twitter)

The artist, the medium, the pallet
The instrument, the implement, intent
The explicit, ambiguous, innocuous
The selfless, selfish, confessed, obsessed
The notes, the volume, the silence, defiance
The rawness, refined, inclined, undefined
The obscure, obvious, oblivious, confounding
The artist can print, paint, sing, write, dance
But it is the viewer, that takes the glance
And may see what the artist does not.
(end)

In my 30 plus years of writing poetry, I have long since learned, that while you can have intent in your imagery, and love a particular line you write, it may not be the focus others have on that same piece of work.

That always pleasantly surprises me. I reposted my poem “My New Affair” today and someone liked the line “you look like you love coffee, or is it tea” line. While my favorite line was about the girder in that same poem. Point is, people may focus on another part of your work that they like, always take it as a complement.

https://brianjamesrationalpoet.blog/2022/09/27/my-new-affair/