Wednesday, May 16, 2012

origami



these words
we fold into ourselves
from the broad sheet of all possible words.

these words
we unfold at night
on a tatami mat of  breath.

behind fragile
walls we fold
into each other.













Here.  Listen.
a thousand paper cranes
take flight -






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    1. thanks K. it's a letter that forms its own envelope.

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  2. The art of Origami is a fantastic source for contemplation of the human condition that has certainly inspired some of my favoriter efforts in the past. I love your take on the theme here, Bruce. It brought to mind a recollection of a story I heard years ago about Magpies and a claim that they quite practically unwind at the end of the day by repeating/mimicking the sounds they have memorised during the day.

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    1. thanks for yer comment, Brad. as one so often does, i started with a lot more words, and folded & folded until only these were visible.

      regarding the birds (the birds the birds), which i note are corvids, i think perhaps we peeps do a similar thing...

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  3. This is really something BD. A 'tatami mat of breath' so, so good. And the space beween the final stanza really lets it breathe...

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    1. Thanks Graham

      for me, it's the sound of all those cranes, feathered with words, bearing messages. i need that breathing space, so i can hear them.

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