Sonnet for a Craftsman

Sonnet for a craftsman

The source of that which we perceive in the material world
Is a question that exercises the wisest of minds
Nonetheless it seems as our surroundings are steadily unfurled
There's a pattern and form that speak of creation divine
And so it is in the microcosm of this artisan skill
In the mind of the craftsman a new creation takes form
Then raw materials are meticulously modelled to his will
Thus an instrument, an object of function and beauty was born
With unswerving purpose, growing understanding and affinity
The mind and hand shaped the substance, the wood and the plate
'Til it took such exquisite colour form and symmetry
That those who behold it are moved to higher state
Such art is in the realm of sacred cause
Therefore, craftsman, it must be that a spark of divinity is yours

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