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Ode to Pam Dixon

3/8/2014

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I am standing by the curb

At the end of my driveway, 

Pretty much gazing off in the distance

At nothing in particular,

But the occasional  hawk

Striking fear and irritation into

The personal space of the local

Mockingbird population. 


Having wandered into the street

To follow the meandering air show

Is when I notice the treasure

At my feet. Anyone else

Might have claimed they felt

Like Lewis and Clark,

But my found object

Only made me feel

Like Pam Dixon. 


There it was. A large textured,

Grained and heavily lined section

Of Palm tree bark, unevenly broken

On each edge, that would surely

Find its way onto or into

One of Dixon's future sculptures

Or paintings. 


It spoke her name

By its mere appearance,

As surely as if it had

Been given a voice. 


This is no minor event; 

Tantamount to being able

To offer Picasso a brush

He might treasure,

Or Manuel Neri a section

Of marble only he would choose to sculpt. 


I had managed to forage

Something Dixon would never

Have found without the aggravation

Of the hawk. 


This is serendipity. 

This is synergy. 

This is surreal. 

For it is the kind of item

No amount of money could procure

As an appropriate gift. 


And while it may truly be of use,

It's discovery and delivery

Will give Me all the pleasure. 

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1 Comment
jim lynch
3/10/2014 11:55:44 am

hm, can't decide which is best, the ditty or the ... oops. the great photo!
ok ok, both together - what a concept! now get back to scratching.

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