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the sculptor's lament

by Rachel Bennett

with one stab, I slew
a form in stone and marble
it bucked and snarled,
a bull still snorting,
seething fiery meteors of life
and grinding hooves on dull-dry dust
and bucking, crazed by chisels

because I cut too far.

11/26/2009

Posted on 11/27/2009
Copyright © 2024 Rachel Bennett

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Jo Halliday on 11/27/09 at 06:10 AM

A lovely write.

Posted by Joe Cramer on 11/27/09 at 09:41 PM

... exceptional.....

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