"How did you know that was in there?"
Said the boy to the Sculptor,
And we laughed.
But he did know -
He knew the essence of the raw stone;
He knew the pressures that formed its rough shape;
He knew its grain and the way it would form;
He knew the hard parts that yield only to heavy blows;
He knew the fragile parts where each stroke must be gentle.
And he was patient,
Persevering,
Diligent,
Determined -
For he saw the beauteous potential
In that shapeless beginning. |