The poet is
a philosopher
writing divine mysteries
from a world
unknown to mankind.
The poet is
an instrument of words
given to him
by his muse
beyond the compulsion of
his finite intellect.
He writes in obscure images
and symbolism even to fool
his own intellect;
he utters great and immortal philosophies
which he himself cannot comprehend.
He is the ocean but not the ocean;
he is just the living wave singing
his love songs on many shores of the ocean
going and coming until his soul return to Thee.
The poet is a noble soul
born into this world
to sustain a divine task
given to his soul
since before his birth
BY GEDION CELAS
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD THURSDAY 4 APRIL 2024
