Sculptors’ Song: Haiku Sequence



The sculptor seeks notes,

music scored in wood and stone.

Earth’s compositions.



Solo chisel rings

clarion tunes through soft grain,

bends and shapes its voice.



Drumming of mallet

sets a tempo, rocks the room.

Fallen chips twirl, dance.



Knotted core resists,

sings a dissonant refrain.

Nature’s counterpoint.



Chattering rasp blends

duets of light, reflection.

Ballads of mirrors.



Wasted chards lament

discarded measures, phrases,

fragmented lyrics.



Finishing tools bridge

rifts of emptiness and form,

render harmony.



Polishing cloth strums

chords on textures, flourishes.

Resonance of Earth.



Lynn  A. Norton