The gentle grain of wood remains in sunlight,
Close-packed secret life, wrapped in bark
Holds aloft ten thousand leaves to tremble in the breeze.
The roots make sweetness to feed the bark
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Craft the whorled grain that was gnashed apart by other teeth.
Feel sorry for the flopping crows, give them work to complete,
Transform their dire arc to the ballet of swallows.
There is more than wood to this wood:
The tender curve of line, the shape traced out,
The man is right there with the wood, where else?
Were he to drift away, who then would make shapes
To teach the eye how wood may remain in the sun?
- - - - - - - - Such a wonderful poem on friendship- - - - A true friend is one who gives affection and company and guides you on the right path.His companionship is like warm sunlight that helps to weather a bad weather.
Thanks for commenting on MAN CUT IN WOOD 2. Indeed this is a poem of friendship. I wrote it for my brother-in-law, with whom I have had many valuable discussions about art over the years. I think conversation is the soil of poetry, and my conversations with him have inspired many poems. In MAN CUT IN WOOD 1 & 2, I try to catch the rhythm and color of his speech.
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Craft the whorled grain that was gnashed apart by other teeth. Feel sorry for the flopping crows, give them work to complete, Transform their dire arc to the ballet of swallows. There is more than wood to this wood: The tender curve of line, the shape traced out, The man is right there with the wood, where else? Were he to drift away, who then would make shapes To teach the eye how wood may remain in the sun? - - - - - - - - Such a wonderful poem on friendship- - - - A true friend is one who gives affection and company and guides you on the right path.His companionship is like warm sunlight that helps to weather a bad weather.
Thanks for commenting on MAN CUT IN WOOD 2. Indeed this is a poem of friendship. I wrote it for my brother-in-law, with whom I have had many valuable discussions about art over the years. I think conversation is the soil of poetry, and my conversations with him have inspired many poems. In MAN CUT IN WOOD 1 & 2, I try to catch the rhythm and color of his speech.