Wednesday, February 27, 2008
















The Ever-Patient Woman

by Andree Chedid






In the flowing sap
In her growing fever
Parting her veils
Cracking out of her shells
Sliding out of her skins

The ever-patient woman
Slowly
gives herself
life

In her volcanoes
In her orchards
Seeking solidity and measure
Clasping her most tender flesh
Straining every fine-honed fiber

The ever-patient woman
Slowly
gives herself
light.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Whose sculpture? I am not good with sculptors. I rather like it.

Sherry Pasquarello said...

hi, i can't remember. i've had the picture for a long time because i liked it so much.