Tuesday, March 7, 2006

The Vintage Man - Hafiz

The Vintage Man

The
Difference
Between a good artist
And a great one

Is:

The novice
Will often lay down his tool
Or brush

Then pick up an invisible club
On the mind's table

And helplessly smash the easels and Jade.

Whereas the vintage man
No longer hurts himself or anyone

And keeps on
Sculpting

Light.

From "The Gift" - Poems by Hafiz

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