#wodwo

one thing i love, that i think may be a bit apparent by now, is literature. i am currently enrolled in a literature class and intend on minoring in english in community college. it is a passion of mine that bloomed over the years (i was never a very 'bookly' kit, more so i was attracted to pictures and found frustration in being forced into reading). that passion only came about once i had an epiphany that not every story nor written piece is sluggish or jabbers on, and that there really are pieces that reflect not only my experiences and innermost being, but pieces that can take you places and help you reflect and learn all you could ever wish.

something i love to do is try to encounter a poem a day. poetry is one of those outlets i use a lot to try and make sense of myself and my strife. and it is something i want to post more about on my blog here. whether that be me uploading more of my work (which i intend to do), or gathering poems i believe capture a(n) non/alterhuman experience even if that was not entirely the intention by the author. so, for today i have done the latter. i present "Wodwo," by Ted Hughes (which you may or may not already be familiar with).

begins under cut.

The Bear

In the huge, wide-open, sleeping eye of the mountain The bear is the gleam in the pupil Ready to awake And instantly focus.

The bear is glueing Beginning to end With glue from people’s bones In his sleep.

The bear is digging In his sleep Through the wall of the universe With a man’s femur.

The bear is a well Too deep to glitter When your shout Is being digested.

The bear is a river Where people bending to drink See their dead selves.

The bear sleeps In a kingdom of walls. In a web of rivers.

He is the ferryman To dead land.

His price is everything.

Artist & Illustrstor:

Wodwo

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