*from The Stone Cut Poem by Lillian Susan Thomas
*from The Stone Cut
We are the lithograph of God's Image -
Each a numbered edition
From the stone cut.
Some copies turn out faint,
Mere brush strokes on heavy matte -
Wisps of the eternal
Then gone too soon.
Others have depth,
And shadowy after-images
Where the artist rolled over and back,
Over and back,
Until satisfied that the ridges and trenches,
angles and curves
Of this bas-relief of God's Being
Are stamped into paper faithfully.
Some imprints are so deeply etched in skin and bones,
That even entrails and hearts
have been bruised.
These are the saints, the prophets -
The lamed-vavniks -
Who hold up all the world
On their shoulders.
We are the silkscreen of God's Image -
Our bodies, the bolt of silk;
Our blood, the ink pressed upon it;
Our hardships, the roller
That pushes color through the fabric.
The harder the life
The more the Image comes through!
Another exquisitely maintained extended metaphor (or even two) from Lillian. Every detail seems completely appropriate, and beautifully expressed.
another killer, I've done some printmaking in school and this truly resonates with me....and I know, you never get a perfect copy!
Wonderful! 10! Would you please read ' Inspiration' and Living Poetry we Live by' Nice doing!
'The harder the life The more the Image comes through! ..' True, indeed..A perfext silkscreen of God's Image in words is your poem, Lillian..Thanks for sharing. Yelena M.
with a chisel in hand you walked around a masterpiece of..... michael angelo great reflective line....full of life and meaning cheers
Stunning work, young lady, indeed. Your stellar employment of subtle metaphoric tease, and effulgent imagery, highlight this quality pen-gem...Solid Crafting. FjR
Highly inspirational, we are the images of God under different lenses.
A truly beautiful and perfect example of an adeptly crafted extended metaphor - I especially like the silkscreen and hard life analogy. S :)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 2:07:35 AM # 1.0.0
We are the lithograph of God's Image....We are the silkscreen of God's Image.... you've said it clear that we are godly....even being godly... you've again clearly said 'The harder the life The more the Image comes through! '....the second stanza stands out...I like it..thanks