Omer 14 - the 14 winged thing

Be not afraid—

14 wings in movement:

the thing which haunted

prophets, sages, and poets,

the tired, the sleepy, the unnerved.

Lurking in dizzying existence

on Occam’s razor’s edge of delusion,

yet still:

14 eyes stare, unblinking,

asking without mouth or breath in

incomprehensible scribbles

a commitment to the self,

a commitment to connection

in accordance to veneration

in face of hesitation.

But still…

What is needed beyond holds no use here,

what is needed in hand holds no use there,

so even in a shared tongue we miss understanding,

so even in want we miss what is said.

The 14 winged thing will visit again—

again, again, again—

in search of code crackers

with missing agendas

and eyes to see.

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Omer 13 — the people’s daughter < previous || next > Omer 15 — wild roses three

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This project is not meant to be a literal use of counting the Omer. This is an exercise in following intuition with each day’s focus by drawing what first comes to mind and then writing what it evokes. In a sense, I reverse engineer my thoughts to see how I got to that’s days point rather than intentionally choosing symbolism, themes, and motifs. I want to see what is on my mind so I can follow them later. Maybe after the 3rd week I will have a clearer idea of what it is that is demanding my attention and what I need more understanding of.

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Days 8 - 13:

Omer 8 — ouroboros trap

Omer 9 — 9th life

Omer 10 — Syncretic Movement

Omer 11 — Synaptic lunar saltation

Omer 12 — Still here

Omer 13 — the people’s daughter

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the start: Omer 1 — Pomegranate