THE CARPENTER, ORIGINAL POEM BY * ZOE
Hand Hewn Wooden Door
Forward: How can we be grounded yet reach for the sky at the same time?
Read the poem then see the pictorial comments I experienced while reading the words:
ZOE's POEM, published with permission
"Calloused skin
wrapped around
knotted knuckles
joints locked by the cruel march of time.
Yellowed chips of nail
Jutting out of twisted fingertips, unkempt and
uncared for.
Frustrated fingers
unable to function,
mourning what it was to hold and be held.
Twitching fingers, puffy and pale
purples and periwinkles flowering
around barely visible knuckles.
Tiny tendrils spreading slowly
like cracks in dry wall.
Restless hands pound,
stretching the rosettes,
the tendrils longer and darker.
Stubby nails flash as fingers splay,
clench and abruptly huff away."
PICTURES Appear to me as I ponder the poem.
Jade Egg
A Mind-Full Movie, full of rebirth and possibilities emerged in my Imagination.
I feel and see a retired carpenter. I can even picture his energy aura as he enters his wood/shop/workshop and sighs. He is emitting golden light.
The Carpenter peers out the sunny window into the yard/garden of long ago.
He sees and caresses wooden creations he has made, chairs, carvings (mostly of owls) tables of all types still in full use, picture frames and more. He picks up his carving tools and sees other equipment, ready for use and of course in perfect condition.
All of these make him feel warm and loved. The carpenter's delight is knowledge of colors and textures of wood and wood grains, images project beyond wood itself.
Open Your Imagination!
"Now" he pictures a new owl carving emerging from a wooden block. He loves the feel of raw wood as a painter loves the touch of canvas and brushes. He paints too.
The carpenter feels comfort, discovery, and connection. He smiles and chuckles.
WOOD/WORK and PLAY
Next the man turns and looks at his hand made picture frames of all types and sizes:
The Carpenter's walls sparkle with living color he has brought to life with paint. Nature pictures and animal friends, bird images, a kitty smiling in the grass, a puppy romps with joy. Plant life, wild and tame The rabbit, the squirrel, an owl friend appears. Brushes and palette knives, fan brushes, filberts, bouncer brushes and more greet him and wait impatiently to be taken from their glass storage jars and used again and again.
Paints wait in sealed organized order to be removed swiftly and immediately at a moment's notice. He intuitively knows where each canvas, color, and tube of paint are stored.
Carving and Painting are quite alike, he thinks.
Paintings by friends and family are also on the walls. Each painting unique, each painting or drawing or photo emits its own frequencies and spectrums. The carpenter crafted wooden frame to match or contrast as needed.
PAINTINGS and other creative work by the Carpenter and his Family:
ALL WELCOME HERE
All Ages
All Syles
All Loved
NEW JOY IS HERE
GREEN, a color of nourishment rest, rebirth, and self-discovery.
*** "Do what You Love.
Keep going/growing.
Remember who you are.
Remember where you came from."
Resources:
* Zoe, original poem, The Carpenter, printed with permission
** Crane Taking Off, photo contributed by Debbie, printed with permission
***Artist's Interview, TCR, Texas Country Reporter, RFD TV, an older man keeps painting and painting.
Positive Creative Inspiration on Out of the Blue: (non commercial, no sales, no sign in
Blogger Search: Key Subjects: use upper left hand corner to search topics from A (Angels) to Z (Zebras)
Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, Photographer, and retired Tai Chi Instructor
Science
Kenneth Schmitt, PH. D. Various Topics, quantum physics and positive spirituality, conscious expansion.org, blog, books, photos, info, the cosmos and multidimensional living is possible.
James Webb Telescope and other telescopes, Looking Beyond
Tai Chi/Qigong
Dr. Paul Lam, taichiforhealth.org, worldwide online. Expert and Correct Teaching
Dr. Yang, jwing-ming, WMMA.com Online, expert advice, ancient knowledge brought to life. Many published books, archival learning.
Music
Simon and Garfunkle, selection Bookends theme, meditative
Meditation
Deepak Chopra, online
Images:
Hand Hewn Wooden Door, opens to an authentic log cabin, photo by Dahlis
Jade Egg, a friend brought to show me, photo by Dahlis
Crane Taking Off, photo by Debbie, printed with permission
