What Must Be Said
Posted on Dec 29th, 2007
by 
Catherine
Catherine
what we touch
what touches us
in temperature
of temperament
the entails of nature
the shape, fed on planes and spheres
the shiver of texture
the resistance requisite for roughness
the slide of sweetness in smoothness
the laughter of liquid, winking, blinking
as all tales told in that glint
swift is the story
light leads in us
leads us to draw, define
but the truth of the canvas
relies on wind (or on paint)
or on stitching, were it a sack
for we live in our metaphors
they beg us
to know them
dare us
to show them
exactly where does allusion slip into illusion
and intuition will have to do
when inexpression leaves the impression
that what must be said
is simply
silence
©2007 C.L.B. Callender
what touches us
in temperature
of temperament
the entails of nature
the shape, fed on planes and spheres
the shiver of texture
the resistance requisite for roughness
the slide of sweetness in smoothness
the laughter of liquid, winking, blinking
as all tales told in that glint
swift is the story
light leads in us
leads us to draw, define
but the truth of the canvas
relies on wind (or on paint)
or on stitching, were it a sack
for we live in our metaphors
they beg us
to know them
dare us
to show them
exactly where does allusion slip into illusion
and intuition will have to do
when inexpression leaves the impression
that what must be said
is simply
silence
©2007 C.L.B. Callender
Access: Public
allusion
August 2008 
This is astoundingly beautiful. I don't want to pick out a single line to comment on this time, Catherine, as it would be like dissecting a butterfly. This is truly one of your best poems. (and there have been many truly gifted ones).
Thank you Otter!
(your opinion and comments mean so very much to me!)
i agree, a wonderful poem! and i will dare to say i like this line, for it's melody “resistance requisite for roughness”, and this one for it's imagery “the laughter of liquid”…
that makes me laugh…
just a lovely poem, leading to where all poems lead,
silence.
Wow, Catherine! I'm glad I saw your light on and stopped by your blog!
Once again you blow me away girl, astounding.
thank you Catherine
Hey forrest, Doug and Tess…. thank you so much for your kindness… I'm so glad you enjoyed!
(this one runs deep in me… so it is all the more pleasing to see it touches others too)
ineffably