Short Chisel Poems

to be stone
and leave the chisel
to dream...

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Bountiful beings
we chisel our existence 
essential claymores...

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Snatched pieces of thought
I mould, sculpt and chisel my life
A creative venture...

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storm surge chisel cuts
sharp brine edge of razor waves -
rock face smooth wet glass


Susan Ashley
August 22, 2017...

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Free the spirit from the stone and the wood.
With chisel and mallet carve 
whatever it tells you....

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The sculptor selects 
a mallet and a chisel, 
repositions the 
rock, creates the tailings to
pave the statue’s patron path....

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His image eternal,
the chisel portrays

Beauty in its purest form
—but one word to say

(Villanova University: October, 2020)...

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A tanka for your thoughts

To carve a mountain
Out of space
A poet’s fate
With a pen as a chisel
The cadence rings in his dreams...

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Master Sculptor, God Divine,
Chisel upon this life of mine.
Strike each blow with artisan care, 
Until the shape of Christ appears....

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His 
Edged 
Chisel
Chiseled
The contours from stone.
David, the King of Israel.  



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*for Brian’s SEQUENCE Contest...

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My soul of marbled stone,
my body, flesh and bone.
My God, my great sculptor -
will chisel my dead soul,
and one day make me whole.

01.03.2024...

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The life in the wood will be revealed by the wood carver.
Chipped away with chisel and mallet; wood displays its secrets.
Wood carvers release the spirits trapped within the wood....

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Chisel your song

from a mighty rock

Let the love of God guide you.

Let all nature

Sing your song

And the angels

Walk beside you.


Era Thompson
Copyright 05.02.10...

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Chisel in my hand
searching out life in your curves -
A die hard spirit
reshaping the uneven
to unfold the Saga

(C) Anindya Mohan Tagore (Bobby)

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The life in the wood will be revealed by the wood carver.
Chipped away with chisel and mallet; wood displays its secrets.
Wood carvers release the spirits trapped within the wood.

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difficult it be
to reason with hardened men
proud as stone

  layer upon layer
I chisel those rough facades
until heads bow



11 May 2020
Flow With the Collum Lune
nette onclaud's Contest

Visual 2...

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Stone quarry
Stone quarryman
Stone worker
Quarry worker
Quarry labourer
Stone mason
Stone chisel
Cold chisel
Metal worker
Whitesmith
Silversmith 
Tinsmith
Goldsmith
Blacksmith
Wordsmith;
Black art
Word art...

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In deep mountains you are hit by chisel and hammer, 
But you stay calm when you are put on fierce fire.
You have no fear of that you are burnt into powder
For you desire to leave the world with pure white color.
(Tran.)...

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I am Buddha

Just a stone but a big one 
With a chisel in hand he sculpted me 
Turned me into Buddha.

Inspired by the monolith statue of Gautam Buddha (founder of Buddhism) that stands amidst a lake in our city(Hyderabad,India)...

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where no chisel struck                                                                                           crystal clear frost art display                                                                                            the landscape is sculpted...

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i am pieces of granite wall
undetermined reason for being
tolerating chisel masters
crumbling into dust
falling into bowl of crevice
scraped up into Chinaman’s baskets
roughing up against dainty seashells
fitting nowhere
out of place
out of sorts
out of ideas...

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There was a fella I knew who worked with hammer and chisel

Made carvings in wood that could make your eyes sizzle.

One day he brought a carving to the store

Where they sell tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, and more...

And there it stands beckoning, even in a drizzle....

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I used to be carved out of marble
I used to take a chisel and hammer
To my useless pieces, and break them off
But over time, the empty spaces
Overshadowed the solid frame of me
I have run out of material to shape
I am no longer marble, I am
Bone white shards swept under the rug...

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Steam, a flare, dark black.
Swaying and smiles. 
Nodding away and ripple crashes; 
Moving slowly, yet everlasting. 

The aroma piques of old, 
Hammer, the chisel; upon the stone.
Memories fathom, deep in oceans.
Sailors drift, a sinking ship. 

I just stir. Dreaming, Thinking....

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I went outside
Chisel in hand
Found a tree with the biggest trunk
Took a firm stand

Wood chips began to fly
A heart began to appear
I thought we'd be together
But a cross grain was near

A knot stopped me
The heart was complete
It will remain empty inside, like me
Until true love I meet...

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