This spot, near the bottom of a gully, is close enough so that one can hear traffic noises coming from town, but the coyote scat reminds one also that it is remote. It has a wild beauty. 8x10 inches, oil on panel.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Thursday, December 25, 2008
God and Beauty
The following poem is based upon a prayer of Rabi' a al-Adawiyya from The Beforelife, a book of poems by Franz Wright:
God, if I speak my love to you in fear of hell, incinerate me
in it;
if I speak my love to you in hope of heaven, close it
in my face.
But if I speak to you simply because you exist, cease
withholding from me your
neverending beauty.
God, if I speak my love to you in fear of hell, incinerate me
in it;
if I speak my love to you in hope of heaven, close it
in my face.
But if I speak to you simply because you exist, cease
withholding from me your
neverending beauty.
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