All In A Day's Work
by Aberjhani — Read all 107 poems by Aberjhani
"All In A Day's Work" is taken from the series of poems based on Luther E. Vann's art and featured in Elemental, my forthcoming book with the artist.
Monday, December 27, 2004
This is the work of the body:
to grow ever-mindful of spirit.
Feet sledge-hammer boneflesh
upon a pavement of unforgiving reality
to a rhythm of heel-step-breathe heel-step-pray...
This is the work of the soul:
to honor purposes of mind and body.
Love slides down the side of the heart
like a mud of silk and funk and perfume
rushing down mighty Kilimanjaro.
Muscles stretch from star to moon to heart,
shrink to a single comet; the sweet
heave-ho of flesh awakens to higher intention.
Pain like an over-efficient android
builds metallic agonies of nerve and thought.
Joy like a forty-day flood of acrylic roses.
This is the work of the body/soul.
Breath of perseverance pumps determination
the way engines of eternity spew fresh planets.
Fingers of faith clench a gnarled fist of freedom.
A hook and line dipping deep into rolling streams of a would-be heaven snag on the sunken treasure of unexpected grace.
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With respect and admiration,
Richard
>>>"the way engines of eternity spew fresh planets." < < <
This poem, "All In A Day's Work" is a philosophical-poetic masterpiece.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
(crazy i haven't seen you here before)
glad i stopped in