Before You Sit Down
If you knew you’d not get lost
would you explore
those exquisite caves that
begin as small dark circles
in the distance?
If you climbed upward
toward the rocky threshold
and passed through the tunnels
with your curiosity and
temporary light,
would you turn around
if you found that another
had arrived before you—
built a fire?
Would you follow the source
of this unexpected warmth
or back away
not wishing to disturb?
And if outside
the familiar sky began to darken
as you were invited to stay,
how many questions
would need to be answered
before you sat down,
switched off your own pale light—
added another log to the fire?
DeMaris Gaunt
9-12-11
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I currently live in Greenwood, Indiana. I love to listen to music, books on CD, podcasts or NPR as I work in my studio. My favorite artists are Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper. I love poetry, but only the good stuff that isn’t so abstract I can’t understand it. Abstraction better lends itself to visual art, I think. Stephen Dunn is my favorite poet. He’s said just about anything that can be said about the inner workings of the heart and mind. My favorite novel is Atonement by Ian McEwan. My all time favorite band is The Cure. I love science, and anything that relates to how the mind works. I don’t believe in the supernatural. If I could meet anyone in the world, it would be Richard Dawkins or Steven Pinker. If you don’t buy my art or read my poetry, buy one of their books. It will enrich if not change your life. My favorite things to do are hiking, kayaking and camping. My favorite food is so common, I’ll keep you in suspense (It starts with a P). I prefer chocolate to vanilla. Green is my favorite color. I have an aversion to planning or scheduling of any kind, and I live for spontaneous adventures! Telephone conversations make me anxious, and I avoid them at almost all cost. I had a happy childhood. I’m having a pretty fantastic adulthood. I have every intention of seeing my 100th birthday, after which I will happily relinquish my guts to the future of medicine.
Cheers! ~DeMaris
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This took me two readings to appreciate fully. Great lines on solitude. Seems almost blasphemous to comment on them.
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