A Matter Of Substance

Art as an expression, a craft and effort, a choice.

Play with mud we can

just play

hands, fingers and senses

in the earthwatermix engulfed

there art can sprout undoubtedly

being the wetness and stickiness great motifs.

Yet surpass it we can

making the basic silt into clay

be able to mold it and shape it

reaching forms and meanings so beyond

no more just the substance in its naturalness

we can go on

exploring the fine points of allusions

metaphors, comparisons, new-found meanings

searching for complexities yet unknown

we can sail into the vast reaches of creativity

the infiniteness of art, of communication

shaping significance in so many levels

it is not the 'common' or the usual

not the selling point... I know

but the answer and goal's beckoning cannot be truer

yes! we can go further

YES

we

can

go

on.