Veils

The snow that morning did not drift

seeking a place to land,

but fell straight down with fine intent

and cast upon the world a veil.

The stone walkway surrendered

color, rough edges, chips

till only the hint of shape was traced

by thin white lines.

The eye deprived of thing

awoke to the presence there.

Veils obscure to invite vision.

A woman draped in silk

reveals far more than she hides

though only curve and line remain.

The morning mist,

the hollow darkness of the night,

images on the surface of a pond,

a veil subverts the tyranny of the real

that must persist

and invites,

seduces

the eye to conspire,

to breathe together with the presence there

then fades lest it be trapped as object too.

By evening the snow released its charm

and allowed the stones to become a path again.

   

Logosophia is an independent publisher nestled in the mountains of Western North Carolina, in the amazing city of Asheville. If we have a theme, you could say it is practical mysticism in it’s myriad expression. And Beauty. Beauty is not a luxury, it is a necessity!

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We look forward to getting more books out in 2012, including a

second book of transcribed talks by the biodynamic gardener

Alan Chadwick, and other gems to be unearthed.

We can be reached at logosophiabooks@gmail.com

Logosophia

90 Oteen Church Road

Asheville, NC 28805

                New!

We are very proud to be publishing our

third book,       

                Seek the Counsel of Trees:

                    Poems by James Davis.

Pam Durban, author of the wonderful novels

So Far Back and The Laughing Place, says:

James Davis’ book of poems arrives like a

heartfelt gift from a wise friend, bearing witness

to the beauty of the earth and the mysteries of

love and memory.