Uncarved Block
By Pearcemelville
Blizzard frozen Ice
An Uncarved Block
Wind Howls a Cold
UnRelentling Force
Shards Sharp Hard
PittingSlicingHole
Trough Widening
lengthens onethen
twoMore aScore
Cuttingscrapingin
StripDeepdeep
Evening this began
An UnCarved Block
Blizzard
Frozen Ice
An Uncarved Block
Night
Snow now crystal Flakes
Falling here
Floating There
Soothing Blizzard Scars
Dawn Dew
Morning
Now The
Carved
Block
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Author:
Pearcemelville 卯升 (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: April 27th, 2022 05:16
- Comment from author about the poem: Daoist uncarved block untouched pure
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments1
Being unfamiliar with Daoist philosophy I looked it up. The uncarved block is played upon by life, may suffer scars but can be soothed in the end. I love the symbolism and wonderful message of the piece. Not sure if I got it right , but I loved reading it.
Thank you Bella
1st verse is typeset to change
form as wind, rain and ice scrape
and gouge. In these lines letters
are reduced, attempting to convey
the etching of the surface.
I have just enhanced these visual props.
The Uncarved block represents both animate and abstract concepts from the spirit to ideology, society and civilization. In the Tao of Pooh by Benjam Hoff, Pooh is likened to the block but Hoff then suggests that Pooh Bear is too simple to bear comparison.
A delightful play is that The Uncarved Block is 樸 Pu
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