Day 165 of Year 2 (Actually Day 170)
Ghost ink strikes again.😊This was done from the left over ink from last night. I seem to be fixated on forests right now. The meaning and reason is not clear yet but I'm working on staying present. I have 12 days until I have to deliver my work to the gallery. It feels a little overwhelming. I found this funny anonymous Japanese poem which helped me:
Translation W.S. Merwin
Talk about tomorrow
the rats
will laugh.
From East Window https://amzn.to/3689pwt
Day 139 of Year 2 (Actually Day 140)
I realized today that I make these boat scenes when I need a sense of inner peace and calm. Making them quiets my mind although today, it only partially worked. It's been a busy few days with the holidays and I'm calling my scattered energies in. The print reflects this, it's not as tranquil as my other boat prints. Still, it calmed and grounded me.
This is a little strange- I find it much more rewarding to post on days with symmetrical numbers like today- day 505. It's oddly satisfying! Numbers do have poetry. 😊
Just Now
By W. S. Merwin
In the morning as the storm begins to blow away
the clear sky appears for a moment and it seems to me
that there has been something simpler than I could ever believe
simpler than I could have begun to find words for
not patient not even waiting no more hidden
than the air itself that became part of me for a while
with every breath and remained with me unnoticed
something that was here unnamed unknown in the days
and the nights not separate from them
not separate from them as they came and were gone
it must have been here neither early nor late then
by what name can I address it now holding out my thanks
From : The Pupil: Poems https://amzn.to/37ViSsn
https://merwinconservancy.org/2017/09/just-now-by-ws-merwin/