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| 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
I adore the closing lines. Just superb.
ReplyDeleteI love this, especially your closing stanza, which is just delightful!
ReplyDeleteI love the connections with nature, with God, with every family tree ~ That whole second stanza moved me greatly ~
ReplyDeleteA deep reflection here Susan, thanks ~
Somehow I think that though we are all imperfect, with God's help we join one another in our imperfections and make beautiful music!
ReplyDeleteLovely! 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.
ReplyDeleteOnce 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.
ReplyDeleteI so much prefer a god like this, the dance in stars in the end, I wish to see and watch him there..
ReplyDeleteTo step back and see yourself as one tiny part of the vastness... And to realise how fleeting even that is... Somehow changes everything.
ReplyDeleteHow 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..
ReplyDeletei like this intricate piece of work. somehow, it seems, everyone is connected in this tree of art, though what we are doing are different.
ReplyDeleteSusan, my head is spinning already. :)
Wow! I m literally speechless....! Such beauty, depth and wisdom in this piece.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully executed!
Lots of love,
Sanaa
God romps through The Family Tree of Art
ReplyDeleteinfinitely 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
I love this from start to finish...I especially loved these lines:
ReplyDeleteBut 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.
To be is, being part of the tree of living consciousness. Lovely write. Have a beautiful Sunday
ReplyDeleteMuch love...
the poem is full of perpetual motion creating a fabulous whole worthy of Klimt!
ReplyDeletethis is really brilliant, love the message behind it!
ReplyDelete'Unknowingly, we are exactly what
ReplyDeletewe 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!
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.
ReplyDeleteGod 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,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
The image of God playing fills me with delight and joy!
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot of depth to this piece - a lot to contemplate. And that last stanza: breathtakingly lovely.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the painting to create a very strong poem.
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