Quickening
Put it together–
give it wings, luminescence–
send it like a star
joining myth to mystery,
the unkempt shadows of night—
Go, fill it with sound,
ringing and dancing around
the core of the tree—
Mend its beginning, the dark
of the seeded centering—
Release it into
exhalations of wonder,
a netted ceiling
filling the cracked branches with
a shared ancestry of light
For Sue Vincent’s photo prompt, above. It goes nicely with my theme today of branches.
25 responses to “Quickening”
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- January 10, 2019 -
The artwork and the poem are both a delight.
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Thanks Roberta.
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I love that last line, Kerfe. Something we all share.
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We do. If we could only remember.
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That’s always the problem…
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Feeling the flutter of life in one’s body or soul is wondrous. I love this birth of art–wonderful last lines.
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Thanks Merril. I feel like I’m starting over, even though I’m still doing the same thing. Same circle, different perspective.
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I guess that’s the beauty of circles, they go around and around.
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OH KERFE!! Your work always evokes emotions in me that I cannot fond words good enough for! This is exquisite. Oh how I’ve missed your beautiful talent. When is your gallery show? I will be there!!!?
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You are making me blush again, Jodi…I’ve missed everyone too. I keep entering my work, one of these days it will click with someone.
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Beautiful abstract art…
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Thanks Evelyn. I am learning a lot from my paints.
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Such beautiful artwork and words
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Thanks Lynn. The world is a beautiful place (as you know!)
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Oh yes!
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Your layers of color are so luminous. I like the last stanza in the poem. I reminds me of our connections with the universe.
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Thanks Sharon. We are all connected, if we could only remember.
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Like a calling waiting to be fulfilled.
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Thanks Ken. The world is definitely calling to us these days.
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I love the way you separate and then bring back together the past and present in this poem of change and renewal, Kerfe, especially the lines:
‘give it wings, luminescence–
send it like a star
joining myth to mystery,
the unkempt shadows of night’
and the sibilance of ‘seeded centering’ and ‘shared ancestry of light’.
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Thanks Kim. Circles are much with me right now.
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Another fantastic piece of artwork and mesmerizing poem. I love this! The close-ups are fascinating too. You’re a master. ❤
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Thanks Diana. I’m learning a lot by spending so much time in the circles.
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I love your circles. 🙂
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