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Magic of the Orient
Those
who speak don’t know:
so
goes an ancient proverb.
Behind
inscrutable faces
lies
a simmering joy.
These
dragons are more
than
fantastic creations,
they
are moon and night
to
a mystic day,
man
and fictional beast
arrayed
in a kind of splendour,
keeping
secrets back
to
a more-than-eternal future.
Men
like these
can
fathom mysteries
of
ancient fury,
lasting
down to an ultimate
revelation—
best
not to enquire
about
the relationship
of
human and creature.
The
answer is beyond all our minds.
One of four poems written by Charles Jobson in response to paintings at the BEAT (Borough of Ealing Art Trail) exhibit at St John's Church, West Ealing in September 2019.
The painting is entitled The calm amid the storm, by the artist and © Penny Brewer.
Poem © Charles Jobson. For permission to re-use contact godfrey@wordsout.co.uk.
