The Web Poetry Corner - Diane Klammer - Becoming a Master
Becoming a Master
by
Diane Klammer
(for Kory)
You are becoming a master of intellect
You chop ideas into pieces
Translate numbers and words into meaning
Crunch them the way
Termites chew through wood
Naturally as falling off a log
You are becoming a master of music
Your voice is dream and truth together
It summons angels
Seduces Hades like Orpheus did
You create cathedrals out of chaos
Demand harmony where silence dares not survive
You are becoming a master of adventure
You freefall through thin air
Dive from a cliff or to a coral reef
Ski down a slope or on green lake
It is the same
Nothing much scares you
You are becoming a master of courage
Coeur translates into heart
Let your two hands embrace both
May you sprout wishes into reality
Feel blessed to awaken
Spin life into love
Collect friends like bunches of flowers
Success like buckets of seashells
Call back to those who care
Be fully present to them
Let them take you home to warmth
When the clock ticks too many times