Afflicted.
Lost in the cloud of unknowing.
Words fogged or missing.
Hidden meanings, unsolved riddles,
outcome uncertain.
The threat of swords summons fear
and a bird’s skull darkens
the clear stars of choice.
Numbers reveal blindness
to the heart’s armor.
Flowing is blocked from the inside,
the river is damned.
Love’s simplicity is tired and tangled
and ghosts veil the light.
But here is the Empress,
birthing The Lovers,
in rivers of beauty.
And here, the Fool,
stepping out into space,
falling in grace once again
with handfuls of hope
and a trembling trust
in the reds of desire
and the blues of a longing
for coming home.
Yielding affects the desired transmutation.
Quiet loving acceptance is the way.
Understanding follows peace.
mixed media painting and poem by clinock.
‘The 100′ series was initiated by my 100th Post in April 2012. As text and images are the essence of my blog my intention is to present 100 pieces of text based art from historical and contemporary artists and from my own hand. To view the series to date click on ‘The 100’ in my Category Menu.
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