The Symbolism of Archery
The marksman
hitteth the mark
partly by pulling,
partly by letting go.
-Egyptian proverb
--
In any reaching
I pull inwards,
I let go, outwards.
In a relationship,
with another,
my personal drawings
pull this person
to me -- then,
they are released:
an arrowflight
lofted skyward
to another orbit
and while I might
hope for a happy
arc, the downward
return to earth,
to each, might
shatter a shaft
before renewal --
to each: the archer
and the arrow
in each, the pulling
and in movement,
the letting go.
One arrow transits
in new trajectory,
another drawn
from the quiver
of living, passing
anew.
(Originally sent: April 2005)
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