14 October 2015

Wholeness

Klimt Tree of Life 1909.jpg
Tree of Life, Gustav Klimt (1909)


“There is in all visible things…a hidden wholeness.”
~Thomas Merton


God romps through The Family Tree of Art
infinitely more often than we who
are yet visible, who work through Branches
of it to create and then deconstruct forms
looking for what plays in-through-around-at—
beyond our nature deep in Nature’s Tree.

To make, unmake, reform ever over
makes us (like changing seasons) synced with truth.
Unknowingly, we are exactly what
we seek—a perfect form revealing what
we want to own and never can because
we’re only part of The Family Tree.

Do you see me as imperfectly as
I see you (and all Nature too)?  Our hope
lies in relationship of each to each—
not separate and lonely artistry
but connected and symbiotic, or
else only dead meat left of amputees.

But God plays through each part of the famed Tree
of Art, inviting us to join with hints
and whiffs in the imitations we make—
our music curls our inner ear and still
arts train our eyes, while skin—our largest sense-
u-all organ—is always on!  How Brilliant!

Perpetual motion creates the glow
the Tree gives off—innumerable counts
of luminosity as if on fire.
And so, look up!  Ascend to Tree Tip Top.        
Tune in with Sun and Stars for a glance
at how Earth’s Nature looks within God’s Dance.


Copyright © 2015  S.L.Chast




22 comments:

  1. I adore the closing lines. Just superb.

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  2. I love this, especially your closing stanza, which is just delightful!

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  3. I love the connections with nature, with God, with every family tree ~ That whole second stanza moved me greatly ~

    A deep reflection here Susan, thanks ~

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  4. Somehow I think that though we are all imperfect, with God's help we join one another in our imperfections and make beautiful music!

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  5. Lovely! We forget that, if God made us in His image, he might be delightfully human – enough to romp and play, which is after all the wellspring of art.

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  6. Once perhaps we did fit in natures plan but now are just rebels without common sense, aliens in this once beautiful world. Our chance to redeem ourselves is fast running out. Let's hope we can mend our ways.

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  7. I so much prefer a god like this, the dance in stars in the end, I wish to see and watch him there..

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  8. To step back and see yourself as one tiny part of the vastness... And to realise how fleeting even that is... Somehow changes everything.

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  9. How brilliant indeed - and looking up shines through..like sun hitting our souls and raising our chins..i can't profess to understand every branch you have written - but perhaps that is the magic..we are all part of the tree..at different places in it..learning always i hope and nudging our leaves up towards the light and air..

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  10. i like this intricate piece of work. somehow, it seems, everyone is connected in this tree of art, though what we are doing are different.
    Susan, my head is spinning already. :)

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  11. Wow! I m literally speechless....! Such beauty, depth and wisdom in this piece.
    Beautifully executed!

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  12. God romps through The Family Tree of Art
    infinitely more often than we

    A classic opening Susan! It is acknowledging God's presence that one never fails to be blessed. Those who realize the generosity extended through God's hands are the ones who gain most. Their appreciation will not go unnoticed!

    Hank

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  13. I love this from start to finish...I especially loved these lines:

    But God plays through each part of the famed Tree
    of Art, inviting us to join with hints
    and whiffs in the imitations we make

    Beautiful! And so true.

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  14. To be is, being part of the tree of living consciousness. Lovely write. Have a beautiful Sunday

    Much love...

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  15. the poem is full of perpetual motion creating a fabulous whole worthy of Klimt!

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  16. this is really brilliant, love the message behind it!

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  17. 'Unknowingly, we are exactly what
    we seek' like the idea.
    'Do you see me as imperfectly as
    I see you (and all Nature too)? ' - I think
    not always. More often we admire people, who
    not fully satisfied with themselves....
    Excellent spiritual and philosophical writing!

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  18. First, the pic is perfect for your poem. You have capture the beauty of the tree of life and the tree of art. I would tune in to see this god dance.

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  19. God is always there in the Tree of Life, urging each of us to partake in creation. When we do, we find peace, something our world desperately needs,

    Elizabeth

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  20. The image of God playing fills me with delight and joy!

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  21. There is a lot of depth to this piece - a lot to contemplate. And that last stanza: breathtakingly lovely.

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  22. Great use of the painting to create a very strong poem.

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