These disciples are full of missionary fervor and the private moment is a
distraction. Silence is to be feared and filled with inspiration, incense,
incantations against the malevolence of empty space.
Leave the apostles of the abhorrent to push their sledge
through the valley of their fears, let’s catch the last breath of beauty
as the moment grows to a point,
pauses in its vanishing,
sustains the silence between movements.
Like painters we cover the day with impressions, leaving blank spaces where the invisible inhabits the world. Brushing up against silence, the gentle inclines
ease our passage into solitude, the masterpiece of our private life.
After reading Mark Strand’s ‘Our Masterpiece Is the Private Life I, II, III’.
Thank you Tony for the spark of inspiration.
Inhabit The Silence
15 Saturday Jun 2013
