Sunday, 2 June 2024

The woodworker

 


The woodworker

grabs his workman tools,

engraving with

a swift twist of frame,

starts to chisel,

lathe and shave,

until the pieces

start to resemble humanity.

Then he starts to assemble

the anatomy, throwing away

the remnants of failed artistry.

 

He

sculpts

a torso of willow,

It embodies sorrow.

It weeps,

across weeds

in sallow hollows.

A floating shallow wisp

starts to follow

through this

darkening forest

of thought

into which

we're embarking.

 

He cuts out 

arms of oak,

Legs of maple, 

sturdy, steady,

like his workman’s table.

He shaves away 

thin strands of walnut,

to give the perfect finish

to the standing foot.

 

The woodworker

carves

a face of elm.

Eyes of pine

stare

upon a realm divine,

into space,

where he wishes

he could feel,

touch and taste.

the deep galactic beeches

 

 

 

 

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