Not knowing from where
it issues, a rhinoceros say,
the word, the creature that it is,
the idea, genesis,
history, habitat...
you'd think the wonder of it
would virtually kill us stone dead
with amazement,
gratitude, delight;
language, stirred up out of our mouths,
indentured with meaning, discovery, exuberance,
our communal mind stuttering, seeking the match
for the observed grand thing,
the experience.
it issues, a rhinoceros say,
the word, the creature that it is,
the idea, genesis,
history, habitat...
you'd think the wonder of it
would virtually kill us stone dead
with amazement,
gratitude, delight;
language, stirred up out of our mouths,
indentured with meaning, discovery, exuberance,
our communal mind stuttering, seeking the match
for the observed grand thing,
the experience.
I feel like an explorer searching only to realize that it's the way back that matters most.
ReplyDeletei would have to take this journey in order to understand
ReplyDeleteThe poem is about language, how language has been a universal aspect of humanity's perception of the wonder of creation. Hope that helps Marcoantonio
Deleteah, now I get it. Very intriguing poem.
DeleteAh yes, one does wonder at times the significance of language and its origin :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for your explanation to Marcoantonio....indeed there is so much wonder in our world.
ReplyDeleteI resonate with how the wonder of all that surrounds us should leave us in a state of awe and wonder.......we likely had to learn how to talk in order to express this, a kazillion years ago. Grunts just wouldnt do it, LOL.
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