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The Power of Clay
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The Power of Clay |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! 
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The Power of Clay Though beneath an immortal Sun, the grand earthen hues of Deep-Time’s astonishing palette, granted archaic hands the finest first expressions of art… know that man’s deepest fears also lie within a temporal ‘hand of clay’ ...grasping... that first handful of enduring clay. ---b. e. adams (4/12/08) ~ [This message has been edited by secondhanddreampoet (04-13-2008 12:01 AM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
To have had a chance to hold within my hands, some 'deep-time' clay, formed millions of years before humans walked the earth...is an honor beyond words. I have held warm-color earth clay and shall never forget the feelings it evoked. I try to imagine how the early cave painters must have felt when they touched the earth's deep palette as they created their cave paintings, or how the earliest potters felt as they worked the clay. |
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Larrysmom Senior Member
since 2008-04-03
Posts 533Florida, USA |
The incredible beauty in this is amazing… Your words are magical. Tammy<333 |
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Seoulair Senior Member
since 2008-03-27
Posts 807Seoul S.Korea |
What a beautiful, deep-thinking poem!! Just Two hours back from Grand Canyon, what has been in my mind? your poems. Now, again. The clay, how and why does it yield, yield million years to water, wind in silence. To hold what? the deep time or the void? Thank you for your poem and have a great weekend dear Bruce.  |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
I can almost feel & smell the clay as I read this Bruce, good job once again... |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hello Bruce, i've always consider that Nature is the first and greatest artist on the Earth, we miserably try to mimic her... Enjoyed very much your wellcrafted poem... yann |
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shyvl Senior Member
since 2008-04-11
Posts 531texas, usa |
beautiful comparison of nature to humanity Structure of the lines was powerful sharyn |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I used to teach art to the children at school and I loved teaching them to make roses out of clay. We also did dinosauers and other things. It was alot of fun and the kids loved it. There's something very satisfying about working with clay and this poem reminded me of it. Ida |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Bruce, You bring us lots to think about in your poetry and you bring us beauty in your words and images. You say you are not a poet - I disagree. You photograph with words. A |
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ArtSolstice Member
since 2007-03-18
Posts 498 |
It is so moving to read this poem, and the replies posted touch an emotional chord. |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
I am humbled! Humanity in a time perspective, gasping at timeless clay to create beauty through art. Your poem is carved in timeless stone! Art |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
I am humbled! Humanity in a time perspective, gasping at timeless clay to create beauty through art. Your poem is carved in timeless stone! Art |
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Snowflake From Hell Senior Member
since 2003-07-10
Posts 777My own little Icey Oblivion |
something about the earth that humbles us all violence may not be the answer, but it does make good headway |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014 |
a fine sculpture of words, indeed! R |
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