Words into the Light

"You never have to change anything  you got up 

in the middle of the night to write."  

Saul Bellow

It is no secret many of us get up in the middle of the night to write.  For whatever reason, our eyes widely open and we are beckoned to jot down what is flowing through our mind.  If we do not pour it out on paper quickly, it may evaporate into thin air.  

In the morning we may not even remember the incident until we see the paper with the words sloppily recorded.  "Ah, yes," we say as we gently take our pen and begin again.  The train of thought returns and off we go on a lengthy tangent magically initiated during our sleep.

Writers realize the bliss of being in the flow with images unfolding from crevices deep in our soul.  We may hear intelligence coming from the rhythm of our beating heart or see visions beyond the dream state.  In the night darkness, we are called to deliver the messages in the originality it has been perceived.  From the darkness, the writers bring wisdom into the light.