by | March 4, 2011 · 9:52 am
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c(u)ore by Linda Simoni-Wastila

c(u)ore

transfixed i watch your hands
strong quiet efficient
shape this humble offering

of mud into something pure
lyrical a form so flawless
it seems a miracle

later when the body yields
before the glassy burn
i cradle the leathered urn

and peer into eternity
ossified hollow of earth
primordial essence of you

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9 responses to “c(u)ore by Linda Simoni-Wastila”

  1. Tom Allman
    March 11, 2011 at 8:52 am

    Haunting and Beautiful. This Poem reminds me of my Mother, who is a Potter. My appreciation of Poetry is growing daily. Thaks for sharing.

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  2. susan tepper
    March 11, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    Linda you never fail to amaze me! I think this is the first poem of yours that I’ve read and it’s quite stunning in its words and form.

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  3. ganymeder
    March 11, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Is this a funeral urn? It’s beautiful…

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  4. susan
    March 11, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    Really really nice, Linda.

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  5. LindaSW
    March 11, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Thank you all for reading and your kind words.
    I must confess — I did not write this poem.
    Ben did. He wrote it for Phoebe, a medical student whose true passion is clay. Ben is a graduate student of neurobiology who also is a poet. Cuore is Italian for heart which, like a pot, is a vessel.
    Who is Ben, my Italian mystery man? muahuahuahua…. peace….

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  6. Darryl P.
    March 12, 2011 at 10:47 am

    I like listening to this in my head. It soothes me.

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  7. Stella Pierides
    March 14, 2011 at 4:15 am

    Poetry and Pottery are so connected, both vessels involving the whole of the heart. Thanks.

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  8. Marcus Speh
    March 14, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    love the language here, linda.

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