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| Amici |
| by Chet Marlett |
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Deep in the heat of the wild wilderness,
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Deep in a midsummer's summer day, |
The two friends sat face to face - |
| Knowing bird on his finger, and he in the earth, |
| Speaking together through the silence of space. |
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| Bird's song twit-twittered into the glade, |
| backed by the chorus of lush, greenery wood |
| Bathed in the sun's shine, warmed by the hand |
| That connected its sky to the fertile land |
| and the ancient, gnome-like, witchery one. |
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| Seemingly at rest, asleep, perhaps, |
| Rooted in quiet, |
| Such an elder son of the forest, |
| Rooted in patience, still as a stone - |
| Sensing the heartbeat of the heart of the earth, |
| Through the blue blades of grass 'neath his tranquil trunk |
| And his rich, blue veins of bark. |
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| Amused by bird's chit-chatter dreams of song |
| And the way things touch one another, |
| Contemplating, musing, |
| Listening to the song within the silence, |
| And the songlines that stretch beyond the beyond, |
| Holding together the very air. |
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| His rooty fingertips renewing bird's soul, |
| Reassuring her, in the particular: |
| That sky is always sky blue, |
| That trees talk when the wind is blowing, |
| That all crows are left-handed (so they think) |
| That strength is much the same as caring. |
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| Of things that are, and of the things to come, |
| In a language more powerful than measure, |
| Silent, impeccable, imperceptible, |
| Beyond the limit of human sound, |
| Of holding together, forever, |
| Of harmony. |
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| The gentle sentinel, still as stone, |
| His secret smile sparking the blazing life within, |
| The one who sees beyond Arcturus, |
| Charged with the flaming fires of the sun, |
| Waiting. |
| Waiting, content for now... |
| Waiting for that shift of wind, |
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| Waiting to shift the stars. |
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8" x 10"
Photographic Prints
available: $30.00
(Print price includes shipping and applicable taxes)
(Print price includes shipping and applicable taxes) |
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Watercolour |
"Spirit at Rest" |
11" x 15" |
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