The liquid holding a secret,
a horse already born;
An image within the glass
coaxing from its hiding.
Brought from its hiding
from the love of the shadows;
Alive within the plastic,
the liquid glass he held.
The changing, molten glass
giving
wooing by his hands, his
fingers;
The creation already present
needing to be revealed.
Hidden within the flames
these horses rearing;
Their legs to the sky
pulled into the light.
Their bodies giving
moving, shifting;
The horses emerging
to the glassblower’s touch.
To his teasing, coaxing
the future self emerging;
Coming out of hiding
coming into the light.
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edited May 14, 2015
the liquid holding a secret – v5
(editing version 3)
edited May 14, 2015
like milking silk – v4
(editing original)
May 13, 2015
the white of the screen
edited May 12, 2015
marbles of amber – v3
edited May 11, 2015
marbles of amber – v2
May 11, 2015
marbles of amber
&
edited May 6, 2015
with a mind like an elephant – v2
May 6, 2015
with a mind like an elephant
hearing the stories of many students,
and knowing my own,
when we cannot let go of our memories,
things of the past
&
May 2, 2015
Blowing up the plan
edited April 25, 2015
like milking silk – v3
edited April 18, 2015
like milking silk – v2
April 17, 2015
like milking silk
the enigma of some of the students,
trying to tease out what is going on with them
on a particular day.
&
edited October 27, 2014
the liquid holding a secret – v4
edited October 10, 2014
the liquid holding a secret – v3
(editing original again)
edited August 30, 2014
the liquid holding a secret – v2
edited August 30, 2014
the liquid holding a secret
edited August 29, 2014
hidden within the glass – v2
August 29, 2014
hidden within the glass
in response to question
about whether the horse in the liquid glass
was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass
itself
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edited August 28, 2014
formed within the stone – v7
(editing version 2)
Edited October 14, 2013
formed within the stone – v6
(editing original again)
edited October 9, 2013
formed within the stone – v5
edited October 9, 2013
formed within the stone – v4
edited October 9, 2013
formed within the stone – v3
edited October 9, 2013
formed within the stone – v2
new poem, October 9, 2013
formed within the stone
Edited September 29, 2013
an onion peeling – v3
(editing original again)
Edited September 24, 2013
an onion peeling – v2
September 21, 2013
an onion peeling
September 21, 2013
In the quiet moments
teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School
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