No Need to Be Strong

The Woodturner is a growth poem, a celebration of the stunning work of woodturners and a reflection on growth.

The Woodturner – Growth Poem

The woodturner dizzies a log 
into a bowl of fruit, 
turning and shaving, 
sanding and hollowing out 
a space, and 
woodchips fall like curly snowflakes. 
Now skinless, 
the log's grain and sap pockets 
bud. 
They've been leaking and seeping 
into the layers and 
sticking them together. 
As the woodturner sweeps 
transparent lacquer 
across the log's marrow, 
the veins and grain's dip 
shimmers the fruit dizzy. 

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