Drums of the early evening wake
The mountain full of ore, and the canebrake.
Up at Cobre tall tambores call
One who rings gangarias with a nail,
One with feathers for sleeves,
One whose arms are birds,
One with a mouth full of great fires
And lights instead of words.

Excerpt of La Comparsa En Oriente by Thomas Merton.

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Painting above by Jennifer Coates

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