Portrait of a Soul Mover 11/23/11
I. διδάσκαλος
a man
balding and bespectacled
his brain laden like a gold flecked river
his words whispering light
through his fingers sketching truth
on the wide blackboard
and Wise.
II. καλλός
a woman
heart-rendingly fragile and
fear-mendingly still, solid, serene
a piece of nature as fresh and old
as the breath that forms her form
or light that frames her frame
and Beautiful.
III. γέροντας
a man
alone among the rows of dirt he forges
his feet falling in the rhythm
of the tread of his mule,
man and beast, one with the land
bringing forth bread for the feast
and Old.
IV. μητέρα
a woman
ringed with joy and love
crowned with age and peace,
her love, travel-worn but unwearied
made rich by the trust of her children
that ring her round
and Dear.