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Monday, November 15, 2010

I Am the Tree


(Polynesia, the Sky by Henri Matisse, 1869-1954, French
printmaker, painter, and sculptor)

“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul,” wrote Emily Dickinson.

I AM THE TREE

I am the tree ascending.
At the topmost branch
I’ve become the bird,
starting from tip to
climb into above.

After-
ward, cloud.

Why not?
My purposes are clear.

~ Etta Blum (1908-1981), American poet, writer, and translator of Yiddish

1 comment:

Barbara Sullivan said...

Emily. Feathers. Trees. Clouds. and Matisse! Make my Monday!