PATIENCE wood relief by Candace Knapp
40 inches x 13 inches x 3 inches Photo Bjorn Andren
PATIENCE
Left hanging,
waiting for something to pass
for something to begin
Emily was quietly staring out the window when the rains came.
Joe across the street had been walking his little brown dog,
now they both ran.
It was a Sunday afternoon,
old science fiction movies on TV
No phone calls ...
Last night she had come close to finishing her book
but the ending eluded her
reminding her that some relationships
linger
some wars never end
and some long cherished dreams have no resolution
only a gradual understanding
that forms in the long silent moments
between the great events.
"Left hanging...waiting for something to end...for something to begin"
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me of some lines from a T.S.Eliot poem:
Between the idea
And the reality
Between the motion
And the act
Falls the Shadow
Between the conception
And the creation
Between the emotion
And the response
Falls the Shadow
Between the desire
And the spasm
Between the potency
And the existence
Between the essence
And the descent
Falls the Shadow
Shadows are not black or white but subtle shades of grey. I think it is a worthy thing to contemplate the shadow...the gap between the synapse that will eventually facilitate the passing of the spark. Every part of this equation is sacred.
PS...I adore your piece!!!
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