As for the historical inspirations I drew on in writing The Snow Queen, I suppose I would call them more cross-cultural inspirations, though they frequently involve past societies as well as present day ones.
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Burning Inspiration
I have a lot of inspirations
That keep me going.
I guess you can say my inspirations are my family and a few teachers.
But there's one inspiration that stands out above all,
And that is the one I love.
She's the only one I want to impress.
She's my everything.
Above all she's the one that matters most.
To compare her to anything would be a sin.
I love her with all my heart and soul.
I love EVERYTHING about her.
She's my spark of fire.
My burning inspiration.
The light in my darkness.
She's my irreplacible everything.
poem by Sam Popeil
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Vortigeese
What other minds reside inside my own?
Whose thoughts navigate my thought's direction?
What collaborates the introspection
That I perceive as mine and mine alone?
How many inspirations have been shown
To me and made me like a reflection
Mirroring the past with some dissection
Under the craft that I study to clone?
I realize that these are not my eyes,
But a borrowed pair of another's use—
Bestowed upon me for but a moment.
I look forward, learned on the past's surprise
And the future's angle: wide and obtuse.
Somewhere there, I find what could seem present.
poem by Tim Stensloff
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Soul Love
Stone love - she kneels before the grave
A brave son - who gave his life to see the slogan
That hovers between the headstone and her eyes
For they penetrate her grieving
New love - a boy and girl they talking
New words - that only they can share in
New words - a love so strong it tears their hearts
To sleep - through the fleeting hours of morning
Love is careless in its choosing - sweeping over cross a baby
Love descends on those defenseless
Idiot love will spark the fusion
Inspirations have I none - just to touch the flaming dove
All I have is my love of love - and love is not loving
Soul love - the priest that tastes the word and
Told of love - and how my God on high is
All love - though reaching up my loneliness evolves
By the blindness that surrounds him
Love is careless in its choosing - sweeping over cross a baby
Love descends on those defenseless
Idiot love will spark the fusion
Inspirations have I none - just to touch the flaming dove
All I have is my love of love - and love is not loving
Lai lai la-la la-la la-la la lai lai
La-lai la-lai la-lai lai lai lai
La-la la-la la-la la-la-la la la la-la la la-la la la
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Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creativity along the way.
quote by Joichi Ito
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Love is one of my main inspirations.
quote by Enrique Iglesias
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The bluest jewel
Heaven above awaiting
- Our inspirations
haiku by Peter S. Quinn
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For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing.
quote by Juan Goytisolo
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Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.
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Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.
quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
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Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.
quote by Gavin Rossdale
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Myth 3
Mirtoo Sea had been waving gently
The Blue Eagle had been flying over Tower Nomia
Wounded warriors had been drinking water from Glauke Fountain
Herodotus had been writing romantic poems on Meteora
Heavy rain poured down on Mount Pellion
Theofilos captured amazing inspirations in Delos
In Valley of the Butterflies Despina ate mandolata
When thunderstorm came Poseidon stood still on Korax Petra
Had Zakynthos been struggling in Leuctra Battle?
Ithomi had been crying softly under Kallistefano Tree
Near Marmari Bay, Sophocles had been walking tenderly
Medea had been waiting for the snow in Valley of Tempe
poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi
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The rate of human invention is faster, and the rate of cultural loss is slower, in areas occupied by many competing societies with many individuals and in contact with societies elsewhere.
quote by Jared Diamond
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Michelangelo Mozart Picasso Transcended
artist
to excel
to be
preeminent
beyond
standard
limit
to surpass
past
superior
performances
to transcend
as Michelangelo
Mozart Picasso
transcended
as only great
art transcends
mere rules
of mortal
composition
to outdo
to outstrip
all others
leaving behind
past
boundaries
is to
artistically
achieve
immortality
many will
try
few will
attain
genius
symphonies
inspirations
Copyrig ht © Terence George Craddock
poem by Terence George Craddock
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
quote by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
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I have enormous respect for Steve Johnson, and as I've told him, Feed was one of the inspirations for Salon. They were up there before we were. And also for Joey and the Suck people.
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Dreams and Aspirations
Oh, to dream...
How boring and even benign would life be
without the ability to dream and ability of foreseeability.
Oh, how inspiring are aspirations…
The future is unbeknown and man caught in an eternal present
plans in a furtive event for the future when the future never happens
as we live in an eternal now, inescapblebound to this existence,
sharing a bond with the past, yet how noble planning regardless for the future,
aspiring to greater heights in defiance and ostensible ignorance
of the ever turning wheel of fortune.
Oh, how awe inspiring are inspirations…
Inpiration, much like many other things is momentary
though complementary
to complimenting earth, nature
and our very existence on this interlinked planet.
poem by Hercolena Oliver
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Sources Of Inspiration Within Society
realistically thankfully
sources of inspiration
within all cultures
within all historical epochs
within all societies
is not limited
to the rich boys' club
aspirations seem sown
into parenthood
aspirations reflect
dreams and desires
of parents for daughters
for beloved sons
many of the greatest
sporting heroes
actors on film and stage
composers, writers, singers,
adventurers have come
from across the spectrum
within all societies
without their achievements
our cultural heritage
is indelibly diminished
their triumphs successes
inspire dreams hopes
within a child like creativity
imagination within each
generation which enriches
fosters nurtures blesses
all members of society
who dream dreams
their dreams bless us all
love also often renders
both genders suddenly
mysteriously young eternally
poem by Terence George Craddock
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Suppose a smile.
Suppose a smile.
Suppose it always, with a smile.
Suppose the sun to shine,
shine with a smile;
suppose the rain to fall and smile
smile at the earth;
the snow, with gentle smile,
protecting tender shoots;
suppose the wind to smile
mysteriously, about its secretwork;
suppose – that’s easy – flowers
to open with a smile; and
smile as they fade and wave farewell,
a smile that says, that’s how it is…
suppose some patient smiles:
as rain-forests say to those who cut them down,
you’ll live to regret this; here’s
your chance to learn;
suppose the desert sand to smile
and say, you took the trees, and now
I’m here; plant, call down rain, store, irrigate…
suppose the ice-cap, melting with sad smile,
saying, I did not choose…
suppose that Abraham, Moses, Christ, Mohammed
spoke their uncompromising, uncomfortable truths
always with a smile; a gentle smile;
a smile to say, I'm here, you're here to learn...
suppose the spear to smile,
hammered into pruning-hook..
suppose smile met with smile.
Suppose.
poem by Michael Shepherd
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The Cold Effect
Snow falling
Sounds sounding
Moments travelling
Back from the past
Now your present
Or so you wish.
Secrets whispering
In your ear
Luring you in
Luring you back
Making you wish
Your present is past
Your past is present.
Snow falling
An effect of the cold
The cold effect
Affecting you
And your world.
It traps you
To stay warm
To find comfort
From the cups of tea
Mugs of hot chocolate
To guard you
To keep you.
poem by Thamer Mager
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My Inspiration
You were my inspiration
to become who I am now.
You taught me how to believe in myself
you taught me with love, just how!
A life that seemed predestine
to fail and to fall.
Until you inspired my heart to sore!
to hear my inspirations call.
It may not have seemed a lot to you
when you were teaching me how to walk.
For I was crawling towards disasters failure
until you gave me that inspirational talk!
So thank you for what you've done
what you have touched off in my life!
You were my inspiration to succeed
And make better of what was my strife!
poem by Linda Winchell
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