By Joel Pelegrina
To write
Is to fight
The good fight
Should I forget
The plight we share
The one in where
We stare into dark
To find a spark
And eventually
To write
Is to let
My thoughts
Take flight,
Intuition
At the helm,
Toward the realm
Where transmission
Stays bright.
To write
Is to transform
May and might
In such a way
That they Become
A fervent Will
In how I think
Like quill and ink
About to spill
Itself upon
Papyrus brink.
Joel Pelegrina, once enamored with the itinerant life of the wayfarer, now finds himself most at home when wiling away the hours whittling driftwood words into wondrous shapes both exotic and known. Each handcrafted piece is lovingly made, carved with an array of ancient implements equal parts archaic and modern, with methods both traditional and avant-garde. Needless to say, it is not for the flea market or occasional arts & crafts fair for which these relics are made, although in such company they would most perfectly reside; no, these artifacts and totems are meant for more personal locales, in the lofty residences of all those of open mind and gypsy soul, perhaps best placed on the mantels of all the inner sanctums in which we find the most solace.
Photo: moonandtrees/tumblr
Editor: Dana Gornall
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