In the mind
of a master sculptor
the most ephemeral
emotion—surprise
handfasted to
the hardness of stone.
Improbable marriage
of message and medium,
gas bubbles
caught in boulders
auroral light
pinned on silver nitrate
butterflies etched
in slabs of slate.
It still surprises me
that stone can be so
spontaneous.
--image courtesy of Magpie Tales
Collection available! Knocking from Inside
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Spontaneity
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I like how you captured the 'spontaneous surprise' of stone in the hands of a sculptor.
just beautiful.
Bravo!
Oh this was so good!
such writing
I very much like how it is the stone that is spontaneous rather than the master's hand. His hand may guide the idea but the life in the stone either responds or it doesn't.
Great!
"Ink runs from the corners of my mouth
There is no happiness like mine.
I have been eating poetry."
~Mark Strand,
loveNlight
Gabi
Every stone has a soul-beautiful poem
I loved the last line of this poem, and there were some beautiful images as well. Lovely job!
Every piece with a different memory, recorded for future use..
CJ xx
I liked this a lot! The end made me smile...
that is so great, seeing the movement in stone!
"Spontaneous stone." Great!
What an orignal take. It really surpirsed me, I had never thought about that, the spontaneity of stone. Great musings :)
Love-love-love that last line!
Your Magpie causes us to think of stone in a completely different way ....
Glorious spontaneity of stone - wonderful.
wonderful ... yes, the mind of a master sculpture would be able to capture a split second of spontaneous emotion
You definitely caught the soul of sculpting. Wonderful!
Glad you brought our attention to the spontaneity of the sculpture. Nice insight.
I'll never again look at a sculpture in the same way!!!
At 65, I've done it! My poetry book - Life's Journey by Carmen Henesy - is out on Amazon!
( Poems about the things that have been important to me in my journey through life, some humorous, some sad, some that may have meaning to you as well )
http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Journey-1-Carmen-Henesy/dp/1451547366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274652997&sr=1-1
"hand-fasted to the hardness of stone" -- nice image!
there is much hidden in the sonte, in the hands of the right sculptor...nice magpie!
Artists can do everything..and you did!! Thanks..
very enjoyable read.
beautiful tale!
mine is up!
What a wonderful post and a wonderful thought.
brilliant--beautiful poem and post
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