The Poets Of Project FIND #2
As a continuation of last week's theme on the various poets of Project FIND, here I present another composition by an additional senior involved with the organisation. William 'Bill' Orance, originally a native of Chicago has lived in New York since the late 1960s and has been writing poetry for some time. Whilst interviewing him at the Clinton senior center he was kind enough to share with me several of his writings and allow me to use this particular poem for the purposes of the blog and website. From reading his numerous pieces I found that Bill bases them around a wide number of topics and themes, the one shown below titled 'Art Is Not Love' in his own words is an attack on plagiarism and an advice poem. He explained to me that sometimes the world doesn't appreciate the talents that others bring to it, and will in fact often take such talents from those who were gracious enough to divulge them in the first place out of pure selfishness. A thought-provoking piece indeed, enjoy!
Art is not love young man
Do not let them fool you
Everyone the best he can
What he knows or can do
The infinite is for giving
Finite talents for the living
There may be a time son
When you’ve glimpsed the divine
A war many battles hard won
You have seen the magic sunshine
Your talent your love to share
What other could meet you there
What was it that drove you to this
Something you had from the beginning
Christ gave love, got Judas’ kiss
Quest to transcend can’t escape sinning
The other may take it all in
And silently walk away with a grin
Your situation is dire
A dreamer you are
Your attraction is fire
Led on by a star
Be aware
There’s no lair there
The ethereal of art
Stands aloof from the masses
They cannot take part
There are no master classes
No other choice, be a singular man
The searchers of history, your clan
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