go black inside. Let evening come.
Jane Kenyon
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The Magician
Let the flame rain from sky
as consorts of creation. Let the earth
be as a womb awaiting conception.
Let the storm plunge its hands
into the ocean. Let the night
invite the stars to bloom.
Let the honeybee find the flower.
Let the wind sleep. Let the seed grow
in the heart of god. Let sun awaken.
Let us be without fear of manifestation.
Life quickens even as it dies, so let it come.
Let mantis become man.
Work still continues on my African Tarotscape Deck. This is my latest piece with accompanying poem, inspired by 'Let Evening Come' by Jane Kenyon.
This is absolutely stunning!💘 I so admire your African Tarotscape, Kerry! Especially love; "Let sun awaken. Let us be without fear of manifestation." I also love the tarot card in advice position which tells us to have faith in our innate creativity. To give our inquisitive nature and free-associating mind plenty of room to explore the subject at hand.💘
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you like this card and poem, Sanaa. Yes, it is a time for manifesting positivity and a sense of well-being.
DeleteI love how the repetition works like magic - always good to read your work
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jae!
DeleteThe second stanza really struck me. Beautifully written and a magical companion for the deck.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Colleen. So pleased you like it.
DeleteLetting things happen as they should (bees finding flowers, seeds growing in the dark), and letting things come into our lives is an essential part of being all that we can possibly be.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love all of the let things come ideas. Your art and your words are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sherry. Jane Kenyon's poem is very inspiring.
DeleteI can see the speaker standing in a magic circle surrounded by other souls, all of them chanting the poem... believing in the power of letting the universe be what it must. Such a yummy spell, Kerry.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this wonderful vision, Magaly.
DeleteWhat a wonderful piece Kerry! You capture the nature of magic--and take us all along for the ride--just loved this!
ReplyDeleteSo pleased you enjoyed the poem. Thanks Audrey.
DeleteThis conjures walks and memories and time outside. It's beautiful and resonant.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks!
DeleteWhether I kneel or just sit, my prayer blends into sleep before I could say Amen. Maybe if I slept with the wind and pray like a mantis in the dream, my supplication would not be snored away.
ReplyDeletePray like the Mantis! I love that.
DeleteThis is quite magical!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI love the way you turned into an incantation with that final lines let the mantis be man.
ReplyDeleteThat is how the creation myth goes: first man is born from mantis.
DeleteThis does have the feel of an alchemical spell, very appropriate for the Magician. I love all these bits of life, called into becoming, as well as the quiet confession of how close life dances with death.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Magician works with all four elements to manifest the impossible from the world.
DeleteI especially like the 3rd stanza … and the art!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bev.
Delete'Let mantis become man' is quite a relevant line as we make a mess of the Earth and are warned by having a world wide plague affect us. Sadly we never see the error in our ways!
ReplyDeleteThe planet knows how to fight back.
DeleteWonderful writing. The second stanza, in particular, is stunningly beautiful. THIS is poetry!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Wendy. I appreciate your kind words.
DeleteStriking!Like a litany, a chant... wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed the poem.
DeleteOh I love this piece, especially your second stanza...powerful conjuring of hope in the times we live in.
ReplyDeleteAll things will come to pass.
DeleteWow! I could see it happening before my eyes, and then the final culmination which, after such a crescendo, seemed naturally inevitable, a triumphant fulfiment.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rosemary.
DeleteThis was peaceful, so comforting. The most likely, sure thing to me was "Let the night
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I am glad this brought you comfort, Jim.
DeleteI didn't notice the title at all and when I was done I thought it made me think of a preacher with a strong mystical side - so, not far off! Enjoyed this and the drawing, of course.
ReplyDeleteMy only religion is the universe.
DeleteLate to the party, Kerry, but words worth waiting for here--the voice of the poem is commanding without losing its own humility, and each stanza adds its momentum to the final peal of clarity. Beautiful, intense, and memorable work.
ReplyDeleteMagical repetition...quite mesmerising. Enjoyed this :)
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