The Greek Word “Muein” Says “Do Not Utter”
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You keep your mouth shut till the moment comes
That mysticism enters you. That light
Floods in until your inspiration thrums
Inside your silent throat. As anchorite
You halt like Saul while scales dissolve away.
Satori sings, insidious, against
The dumbness life imposes. Pictures sway
Until the poetry becomes condensed
And soul cannot control it. Out truth flows
Because you meditated. Silence held
The visions as that holiness which glows,
And, almost godly then, the poem is yelled.
Still, do not open lips. Don’t try to tell
The others how you primed the deepest well.
~ Phillip Whidden
by phillipw | Sep 10, 2024 | IN, PO |