Difference between revisions of "Task & Purpose"
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| − | I see the mountains, | + | I see the mountains,<Br> |
| − | I see the sea, | + | I see the sea,<Br> |
| − | And sometimes | + | And sometimes<Br> |
| − | Both together. | + | Both together.<Br> |
| − | ~ | + | ~<Br> |
| − | I've heard their voices | + | I've heard their voices<Br> |
| − | and sung their songs; | + | and sung their songs;<Br> |
| − | Noted their signs inscribed | + | Noted their signs inscribed<Br> |
| − | On Gaia's fluid face. | + | On Gaia's fluid face.<Br> |
| − | ~ | + | ~<Br> |
| − | I could tell you | + | I could tell you<Br> |
| − | What I was gifted, | + | What I was gifted,<Br> |
| − | What I received | + | What I received<Br> |
| − | Into my mind and heart, | + | Into my mind and heart,<Br> |
| − | Soul and spirit. | + | Soul and spirit.<Br> |
| − | ~ | + | ~<Br> |
| − | But as our ears | + | But as our ears<Br> |
| − | Are different, | + | Are different,<Br> |
| − | Unique; | + | Unique;<Br> |
| − | What you hear | + | What you hear<Br> |
| − | Will be measured, weighed, | + | Will be measured, weighed,<Br> |
| − | Sifted, filtered, | + | Sifted, filtered,<Br> |
| − | By what you are. | + | By what you are.<Br> |
| − | ~ | + | ~<Br> |
| − | And yet, | + | And yet,<Br> |
| − | Again the words | + | Again the words<Br> |
| − | + | Insistently call<Br> | |
| − | Insistently call | + | For impression to expression.<Br> |
| − | For impression to expression. | + | ~<Br> |
| − | ~ | + | As they once did<Br> |
| − | As they once did | + | To Caedmon<Br> |
| − | To Caedmon | + | Of the dream song:<Br> |
| − | Of the dream song: | + | "Sing me a song."<Br> |
| − | "Sing me a song." | + | ~<Br> |
| − | ~ | + | So I put voice to ink,<Br> |
| − | So I put voice to ink, | + | and color to letters,<Br> |
| − | and color to letters, | + | A novice's crayola scrawls,<Br> |
| − | A novice's crayola scrawls, | + | And pray to strike and stroke<Br> |
| − | And pray to strike and stroke | + | A plangent chord<Br> |
| − | A plangent chord | + | To resonate<Br> |
| − | To resonate | + | On expectant strings<Br> |
| − | On expectant strings | + | Of someone's inner harp.<Br> |
| − | Of someone's inner harp. | + | <Br> |
| − | + | --<Br> | |
| − | -- | + | <Br> |
| − | + | **Gerald Alan Ney | |
| − | Gerald Alan Ney | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 23 October 2018
[See also Poet's Dilemma & Imperative 11/08/2012
and Caedmon's Choice 06/25/2015]
[See also Poet's Dilemma & Imperative 11/08/2012 and Caedmon's Choice 06/25/2015]
I see the mountains,
I see the sea,
And sometimes
Both together.
~
I've heard their voices
and sung their songs;
Noted their signs inscribed
On Gaia's fluid face.
~
I could tell you
What I was gifted,
What I received
Into my mind and heart,
Soul and spirit.
~
But as our ears
Are different,
Unique;
What you hear
Will be measured, weighed,
Sifted, filtered,
By what you are.
~
And yet,
Again the words
Insistently call
For impression to expression.
~
As they once did
To Caedmon
Of the dream song:
"Sing me a song."
~
So I put voice to ink,
and color to letters,
A novice's crayola scrawls,
And pray to strike and stroke
A plangent chord
To resonate
On expectant strings
Of someone's inner harp.
--
- Gerald Alan Ney
