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Poetry || SubmissionsThree poems, "Gradually Melting In On Itself," concerning Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, "The Helper," and "It Loves Us So," concerning Castor and PolluxGradually Melting In On Itself by Ward Kelley As when the very atoms congeal in empty space, then bend toward a compelling union since they contain a germ of something more complex. As when the very nuance of our souls, the wisps of primal matter, thoughts of the universe, inspiration of molecules, congeal and bend towards the physical side of our minds, it is in the very nature of the matter of this universe for energy to emanate from the ephemeral and seek to become manifest out in the distinct. Our voice echoes this; our death is only a subsiding . . . until our souls speak again. Artist's note: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was a geologist, paleontologist, philosopher-theologian and priest. Leaving his teaching career at the Catholic Institute in Paris where his superiors charged him with unorthodox views, he spent twenty years in China, and participated in the discovery of Peking man. Writing in "The Phenomenon of Man," he said, "The mineral world and the world of life seem two antithetical creations when viewed by a summary glance in their extreme forms and on the intermediary scale of our human organisms; but to a deeper study, when The Helper by Ward Kelley There is a long history of pain, to our breathing race; and as one adept at pain, it appears to me, as I avidly study this history, looking for clues or hints of how we might better survive it, that whatever amount we resolve, through our medical cleverness, we also manage, through new and insidious forms of advanced civilization, to replace an exact and equal amount; this can readily be seen by simply comparing a wild ape with his cubicle brethren . . . then posing the question of who appears to be the happier; although who of us would not choose the cubicle? Hence the equilibrium demanded by the history of pain, and its helper, the brain. It Loves Us So by Ward Kelley It loves us, but always seeks to avoid our grasp. It seeks to absolve us, but always makes us fear. It makes us tremble unconsciously every day we're alive, yet it loves us so, this death, this death . . . it is the half of our soul who wants to sleep and allow the other half to wake. Ward Kelly notes: Castor and Pollux, in classical mythology were twins; Castor was mortal, Pollux, immortal. When Castor was killed in battle, Pollux mourned so grievously that Zeus took pity on him and allowed the brothers to take turns at life and death. I must admit I'm enamored with the montage created between a poem based on an historical personage and the bio at the bottom of the poem. In "Gradually Melting In On Itself" I take interest in the mineral world and world of life. "The Helper," concerns the long history of pain. And, "It Loves Us So" deals with the halves of a soul. As for me, I'm a 50 year old business executive with 3,600 people in the division reporting to me. I only mention this because in a sense the daimon that propels my occupation also propels my poetry. For instance, Gertrude Stein once said, "If Mr. Robert Frost is at all good as a poet, it is because he is a farmer -- really in his mind a farmer, I mean." So in my mind am I a businessman who write Who knows? Yet I tread carefully with this balance for fear my daimon will leave me, or my greed will taunt me for decades. Formerly I managed distribution centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Arizona and Illinois. My wife and I now live outside of Indianapolis and are currently toiling with much determination on our second crop of children, having adopted four wonderful girls and fostered several others. Bio: Ward Kelley has seen more than 700 of his poems appear in journals world wide since he began publishing in 1996. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Kelley's publication credits include such journals as: ACM Another Chicago Magazine, Rattle, Ginger Hill, Sunstone, Spillway, Porcupine Literary Magazine, Pif, Ariga, Melic Review, 2River View, Offcourse, Potpourri and Skylark. He has been honored as featured poet for Seeker Magazine, Physik Garden, Poetry Life & Times, and Pyrowords. Times, and Canada's Pyrowords. You can write to Ward708@aol.com or visit his web site at http://www.wardkelley.com More poems by Ward Kelley at Ariga Three Poems by Ward Kelley about Sylvia Plath, Edgar Allen Poe, and F. Scott Fitzgerald Bio Poems by Ward Kelley Bio Poetry by Ward Kelley: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Today's Situation
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