What are the written wordsBut scratches etched into the fibresOf trees that once werePulped and mashed and washed and flatIn layers out dryingInto books for bindingOur recordingOf voices long since dyingStones, papyrus, ink and stylusSticks with notchesRunes in linesLying in ruinsSounds upon the airVibrations in the earWords making sense of what it is we hear.The spoken is … [Read more...] about Scratching Our Mark, By: James Shelley
James Shelley
About James Shelley
James is from Ireland, interested in nature and the emotions it evokes. Working life is technical, but having travelled the world he has developed an interest in words and form. An amateur photographer and sometimes scribe.
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