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The Sculptor
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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The Sculptor He took in hand some clay of little worth And molded it a sphere with name of Earth Then fired it in kiln of sunlight’s heat To form a crust of dirt and rocks beneath The Potter then dug out the ocean floor And fashioned cliffs of white along the shore Rolling hills, majestic mountain chains A Sugarloaf and rocks that had no names He ground up slabs of granite, quartz and lime And poured them through a sieve to make them fine Then sprinkled sands in dessert, sea and shore Where waves would lap their edges ever more He carved out canyons, hollowed river bed Which from the reservoirs of springs were fed The rains came down and joined swift falling flows And waters from the mountain’s thawing snows The Potter then with paint-filled Artist brush Imbued the crimson rose’s petal plush He colored valley’s grassy field with green Then blued the sea and pinkened dogwood tree With Sculptor hand and perfect Artist eye He placed the sphere into the evening sky With extra clay that He had not consumed The virgin Earth begot an opal moon We marvel at the splendors that we see The Sculptor whispers softly - Let it be Elizabeth Santos |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Liz, this is a delightful poem! I could just picture everything you described in it. Another wonderful poem from the hand and heart of someone quite remarkable! Love and hugs, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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tracie66 Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713Australia |
Oh yes let it be, great meaning in that. This was a fabulous poem Elizabeth very visual and just lovely Tracie~< !signature--> Keep all the windows of your mind open Anne Rooks [This message has been edited by tracie66 (edited 04-28-2000).] |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Liz, This is so beautiful, I really enjoyed it Liz. Cerenity |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Oh my, this is exquisite, Elizabeth! Wonderful writing! Denise |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Excellent and remarkable. Love Sy |
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LoveBug
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since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Liz, this is another work of art. Yes, it's amazing to see what the Creator has done... you did a great job of describing it. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde |
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