"When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy."
Japanese Haiku Poet
1644 - 1694
The act of creation should be done with little forethought. Too much planning can destroy the creativity. Create in the moment. Create in an instant. Like the swordsman or the woodcutter, the poet does not need to think about what he creates. He creates in the moment. This does not mean that he has not studied or practiced his art. Hours, days and even years may have been spent in practicing and improving his skill. But in the moment of creation he is one with the creation. He does not think. He creates from the heart, not the head. A poem composed in the head is like an empty shell. A poem composed in the heart will touch the reader.
