Glass
Words of a poem should be glass
But glass so simple-subtle its shape
Is nothing but the shape of what it holds.
A glass spun for itself is empty,
Brittle, at best Venetian trinket.
Embossed glass hides the poem of its absence.
Words should be looked through, should be windows.
The best word were invisible.
The poem is the thing the poet thinks.
If the impossible were not,
And if the glass, only the glass,
Could be removed, the poem would remain.
Words of a poem should be glass
But glass so simple-subtle its shape
Is nothing but the shape of what it holds.
A glass spun for itself is empty,
Brittle, at best Venetian trinket.
Embossed glass hides the poem of its absence.
Words should be looked through, should be windows.
The best word were invisible.
The poem is the thing the poet thinks.
If the impossible were not,
And if the glass, only the glass,
Could be removed, the poem would remain.
Robert Francis
I love this poem and thought it married well with the digital image I created using photographs of windows that I took whilst in Las Vegas.
He's my grandfather's favorite actor. I never knew he writes poems. Granpa told me he was killed when he crashed the plane he was piloting. I write poems too, but it is such a shame that only a few people nowadays appreciate poems.
Posted by: Sandra Ludwig | December 21, 2011 at 01:47 PM
Si! so beautiful!
Posted by: Asyong | December 21, 2011 at 12:14 PM
how inventive. And your banner is great!
Posted by: Chris | March 29, 2010 at 01:12 PM
Love the colors in this piece.
Posted by: Seth | March 27, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Hey honey
Were you channeling me yesterday? I ask because guess what I was doing??? CLEANING WINDOWS! How funny is that? I bet I had as many hands on my windows as you do in your collage (wink!)
ps: I love your new blog header!!
xoxs
Posted by: Carla Naron | March 27, 2010 at 12:13 AM
I love the idea that words should be windows, and have really enjoyed seeing all your new work! roxanne
Posted by: rivergardenstudio | March 25, 2010 at 08:23 PM
Beautiful colors in this piece of art, looks like hands stretching (the yellow in the pink)!
Posted by: iHanna | March 25, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Great work, Marie (as always - I can never pick a favorite, because each new piece is my favorite!)
So good to come out here this morning and see inspirational art and poetry. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Jeannine | March 25, 2010 at 10:07 AM