--- Title: Reflection demands Summary: Reflection demands / of its practitioners, like poetry / like painting, toil, dance, or ev’ry art… Author: Chris Krycho Date: 2015-03-28 07:40 Tags: [poetry] --- | Reflection demands | of its practitioners, like poetry, | like painting, dance, or ev’ry art, | pain and toil, labor and sacrifice | for— | mind, like limb | like bow-stroke on a violin, or brush-stroke on a page | is weak by nature: dull, dim, faint | for— | all our faculties, like autumn leaves, | like ancien régime, or crumbled-down façade, | are fallen, troubled, and woe’d | so— | loose the mind from surly bond! | set intellect free by striving hard! | free from ruinous decay, and | free from foolish sluggery | with ev’ry breath sing higher note | by ev’ry step climb further up | and— | so deliver to the self | what wisdom may be found.