James Drake
Birth's First Gasp, 2024
Silverpoint, collage, and ink on gessoed paper
11 3/8 x 7 5/8 inches (each panel)
17 1/4 x 22 inches framed
17 1/4 x 22 inches framed
Transcription of the poem: BIRTH'S FIRST GASP THE GURPING BIRD CIRCLE ROUND THE TREE OF LIFE NATURES SOFT SOUND FROM YEAR TO YEAR TEMPER US WITH AWE AS WE MEET...
Transcription of the poem:
BIRTH'S FIRST GASP
THE GURPING BIRD
CIRCLE ROUND THE TREE OF LIFE
NATURES SOFT SOUND
FROM YEAR TO YEAR
TEMPER US WITH AWE
AS WE MEET AND GLANCE
EACH TO EACH
LISTENING FOR HARMONIC TONES
HERE ALONG THE CIRCLED STROLL
BEHOLD THE SKY
AND SEASONED SPHERE
THE NAKED AIR BREATHE IN
BIRTH'S FIRST GASP
THE GURPING BIRD
CIRCLE ROUND THE TREE OF LIFE
NATURES SOFT SOUND
FROM YEAR TO YEAR
TEMPER US WITH AWE
AS WE MEET AND GLANCE
EACH TO EACH
LISTENING FOR HARMONIC TONES
HERE ALONG THE CIRCLED STROLL
BEHOLD THE SKY
AND SEASONED SPHERE
THE NAKED AIR BREATHE IN