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Wind and Tree |
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© Sara Smerdon |
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Wind and Tree |
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Mixed media collage on paper, leaf and wood |
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40x40 |
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1999 |
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(This poem is dedicated to the creativity of my father, Mark.) |
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| It is: |
| the cause and effect of our life, in line |
| on equal mirror footing. |
| A dance with intention upon |
| notes set by fate, |
| seeking ultimately what we know to find; |
| already a child divine. |
| Drawing influence in our breath, then |
| in exhale, the mark already made, |
| we complete a cycle of potential |
| born from our position between |
| stimuli |
| and independent responses then made. |
| Yet, |
| beneath all we soberly know, |
| hidden in what we conceive as conscious reaction, |
| lies a mysterious truth, |
| the basis of our action. |
| It brought us to this point |
| and leads us forward |
| into the somehow familiar?, unknown! |
| Like the wind on the tree |
| and the tree on the wind |
| we carry what is, will, and has been, |
| aware or not of our dual effective matter. |
| For both you and me, beautifully, |
| that is the way nature set it to be. |
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© Sara Smerdon |
| Wind and Tree began with a beautifully written piece of music by Mark Smerdon. |
| Orchestrated for wind band by Hardy Mertens in 2000, Wind and Tree is included in a compilation CD by HAFABRA MUSIC (Belgium), which uses this image in the graphics of its CD cover and layout. |
| To play a sample of this piece on mp3 and for more information regarding this album visit... |
| (Choose the button sort alphabetically, then W, and then Wind and Tree. To play the music, click on the music note at the top right of your screen.) |
| Wind and Tree may also be heard, and read, amongst other pieces in Mark's collection, at... |
| http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/showscore.pl?scoreid=5668 |
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