
The breath of a twig
of creepers, the earth crawlers
a traveller’s treats

The breath of a twig
of creepers, the earth crawlers
a traveller’s treats

Trivial for some
wayside, unworthy of note
the world for someone

Branching yet sturdy
self-conscious studiousness
confidence rooted
Greener are grasses
promises of other side
seems reality
Silent, unspeaking
creating, destroying worlds
with power of words
a woman, the poetess
in mindful rumination
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Photo: Umlauf Sculpture garden and Museum, Austin, Texas.
Sculpture: Poetess, 1956, cast stone. The sculpture pays homage to Charles’ wife, Angeline Allen Umlauf, who was an art student in Chicago before becoming a poetess. Representing poetic inspiration, the sculpture also refers to Angeline who played a part in creating the Sculpture Garden.