I wrote this poem rather quickly, but I am not saying it is finished, rather I present it as a work in progress.
I suppose I was thinking of the parable of the pearl of great value but not on a conscious level.
On Sunday I saw Brain Patten read. As always he was superb. He has a new collection out The Book of Upside Down Thinking, which was inspired by the Sufi tradition of teaching tales. Brian brings his humanity and humour to their retelling. It really is a rich and reflective read.
It is worth checking out Brian's new website, there are some poems from the book for you to read and a host of other excellent work.
Here's Brain reading.
I can't go though this post without playing Judee Sill's The Pearl.
Until next time.
The sea runs colder,
longer,
deeper,
he
dives for a pearl
he
does not want but needs.
Spies
the enigmatic shell,
wrestles
it loose,
then
rises too cold for hope.
The
point of his father’s knife
releases
the secret,
opalescent
in sunlight.
A
rare beauty he will be cheated out of,
perhaps
he will be left just enough.
This
sort of thing happens
once
in a lifetime,
if
you are lucky.
The poem wrote itself, as they occasionally do.I suppose I was thinking of the parable of the pearl of great value but not on a conscious level.
On Sunday I saw Brain Patten read. As always he was superb. He has a new collection out The Book of Upside Down Thinking, which was inspired by the Sufi tradition of teaching tales. Brian brings his humanity and humour to their retelling. It really is a rich and reflective read.
It is worth checking out Brian's new website, there are some poems from the book for you to read and a host of other excellent work.
Here's Brain reading.
I can't go though this post without playing Judee Sill's The Pearl.
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