The Poet
Man is made in the image of God
he composes as he moves walking within his own world
people, things, impressions, enter get transformed, reconstructed become part of his inner landscape
they make their way out again envoys, wearing masks, metaphors made of sounds, words, images
he hears them, sees them he is the observer and the observed the poet and the poem
he becomes the poem the poem contains him together they embody the world
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And God said, “Let us make man in our own image, in our own likeness.” Genesis 1:26a, 27
I am one, may I be many. Having created the creation, the creator entered into it. Taittiriya Upanishad 2.6.1
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—Ken Chawkin For Bill Graeser
Written November 6, 2004 Modified April 20, 2007
Also see The Poet by Rolf Erickson
The Uncarved Blog 
December 7, 2010 at 7:11 pm |
Amazing Kenny we Love this so beautiful. We miss the days in Fairfield and the moments in the Kitchen….. keep them coming until next time. Love you lots Ashley & Filip xx
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