Gazing into the Unknown

Becoming

asks for a lifetime

to undo, rewrite, and peel away,

to bandage the broken,

to stand brave,

gazing into the unknown,

as your trembling limbs

beat the ancient drum

that bears your given name.

 

Becoming

takes but an instant

when your eyes close

and your heart opens,

accepting the unseen,

welcoming it home

to the fireside

where oh-so-soft light dances,

amidst the sparks of joy!

 

As ever,

 smoldering in the darkness

hardness turns to ash,

weightless wisps of nothingness,

drifting away silently.

It’s effortless, this becoming,

fire being fire,

you being you.

 

DOROTHY BURY SHAW © April 2023

Size of original:  22” x 30”

Medium:  archival inks, water color and colored pencil with collage elements on premium cotton rag paper.

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Also available in limited edition giclee prints.