On The Inherent Nature Of Art Poem by Keith Shorrocks Johnson

The dawning, the brightening, and the light of day:
Sometimes we see things as they really are,
As they are becoming, as they take on existence.

Perception, recognition and realization follow
The same path - in the noting of immanent moments -
In the undertaking of the crafting of a work of art.

And those who practice their arts well and fully
Can cast back the challenge to the ebbing shadows -
Creating moments from nowhere for our reflection.

'Quod est inferius est sicut quod est superius.
Et quod est superius est sicut quod est inferius,
ad perpetranda miracula rei unius.'

What is below is there for what is above
What is above rests thence on what is below
That the miracle of unity may be accomplished.


[Treatise of Hermes Trismegistos - the ‘thrice-wise' divine patron of the arts]