la unión de la materia y la luz
the marriage of matter and light
painted tin folk art from san miguel de allende
the spirit likes to dress up
the spirit
likes to dress up like this:
ten fingers,
ten toes,
shoulders, and all the rest
at night
in the black branches,
in the morning
in the blue branches
of the world.
it could float, of course,
but would rather
plumb rough matter.
Airy and shapeless thing,
it needs
the metaphor of the body,
lime and appetite,
the oceanic fluids;
it needs the body's world,
instinct
and imagination
and the dark hug of time,
sweetness
and tangibility,
to be understood,
to be more than pure light
that burns
where no one is--
so it enters us--
in the morning
shines from the brute comfort
like a stitch of lightning;
and at night
lights up the deep and wondrous
drownings of the body
like a star.
mary oliver
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Reading this reminded me of the title of a Santana song - Spirits Dancing in the Flesh.
I really love Mary Oliver's writing - she has a new book of poetry out entitled A Thousand Mornings. I'll have to add it to my collection.
Lovely calaca...
Posted by: Delphyne | October 16, 2012 at 07:07 AM
xx lOVE MARY OLIVER,LA CALACA and YOU XX
Posted by: gemma | October 16, 2012 at 08:35 AM
What wonderful words you found to go with your image!
Posted by: Meri @ Meri's Musings | October 16, 2012 at 11:41 AM
How do you, and Mary Oliver, do what you do? Shining this light in the dark, bringing me joy through one tiny click and like magic... I am here with you and these other stars shining... thank you for this la calaca love and all the love you share... XO
Posted by: Lea | October 16, 2012 at 02:12 PM
WONDEROS WORDS!!!!!!!!
Posted by: peggy gatto | October 16, 2012 at 05:40 PM
Terrific!
Posted by: Jenny | October 17, 2012 at 01:08 PM