Monday, October 12, 2009

Wood Carvings

With the wood in one hand
I feel texture, weight and shape
but with the knife in the other
I cut, slice and peel the oak
to release the form that appears
hidden in the grain.

Is it a bird, animal, or human figure?
Details carefully refined,
with the rhythm of my fingers and thumb,
I reveal the outline against the blade
and the soul within transforms,
for a sculpture from the divine to emerge.

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