ASIAN ART MUSEUM

Buddha the stolen god
manifesting forms in a San Francisco
stronghold of glass and metal and concrete
a far flight from the tranquility of monasteries

we pay to get in
man adorns the natural rock and wood
with masses of symbols
the big archetypical feelings
created by the human dream society

a myriad of Indian gods
personifications to tantalize even the most brilliant philosopher
there are mysteries of mysteries here

 

stone and wood and clay
ah! the clay!
mud made manifest by the human trinity-
heart, head, and hand.

the art spirit lives
in man's creations
 and beyond
beyond cultures
beyond time
beyond the Word.

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