Monday, January 11, 2010

indurated.osi

' earthen '


ruddy waters flow
to the beat of an udu
the rhythm of the djembe
breaking the shales of sorrow ,
feel the rusty brown mud
in the kiln of a potter ,
arroyos of fire and air
run through the clay ,
crushed,kneaded and burnt,
as if in a volcano ,
to reach a creation
a void of fullness
indurated but tender ,
bearing the salt of life ,
turning my breath into song
an ocarina
this ancient flute of clay ..


/ original / z.g.

( udu - djembe : drums of clay
ocarina - clay flutes with origins going back to the mayan civilization )

[ Ed : Line 5 - into rusty brown mud ]

14 comments:

  1. This was so lovely...I especially loved the line "turning my breath into song". That resonated deeply. Wonderful poem!

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  2. A wonderful melody - images so fine they sing!

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  3. indurated to become a materpiece...:)

    Zoya, can't help myself but ask what some words u used here mean...(e.g udu, djembe, ocarina)?

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  4. Now I understand your aversion to generalizations! Not a one to be found here... I enjoyed so many lines here - all so sensual and alive. Bravo.

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  5. Are you a shaman?
    Are you my mother?

    What an amazing piece, zoya--
    Thank you for the rhythm, the pulse, the light play.

    Love this.

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  6. Dis s d 1st tym m here n I loved ur works,thoroughly...

    lovely post!

    **a void of fullness

    wow!


    **turning my breath into song

    wow! wow!

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  7. I like the way you relate spiritual ideas with material stuff...interesting and universal message...

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  8. piacere pooja !

    indian names carry the wonderment of human thought ..

    pooja /shraddha ( one of the writers at osi )

    i have stolen " piacere " from qualcosa's blog _ it means _ pleasure to have u visit ..

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  9. To be a void of fullness after all that preparation, all that breaking down....

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  10. Sincerely great, arroyos of fire and air! Wow.

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  11. the image is amazing from creating with one's hands to the creation of soothing sound....

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  12. Out of the world! I have read it at least ten times!

    Zoya, you inspire....ah!

    Julia

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  13. Wow that was great. What an interesting take on prompt.Beautiful work.


    Melanie

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..namastey!~