Sculpture

Shapeless, unnoticed, invisible,

resting by the peaceful ocean all day long
a big piece of rock, like an embryo;
suckling its thumb quietly
in the safe, warm confinements of the womb.
Blind, it whiles away its time listening
to the crisp, calm voice of the rhythmic waves.
Was that its mommy?
Then sudden pain, difficulty, forced to the reality,
the waves gasping with pain and joy . . . then,
another soul, another unique creation born!
Nurtured, carved, with bruised, sweating, loving hands,
into a beautiful, unique, visible sculpture
to be admired by an awestruck crowd,
to leave its print on the world.