Poem of the Week: Excerpt from Electric Ink – Part II: Dreams and Undulations, Reflective Prose from Cori Lark (1997)

Welcome to another Poem of the Week here at Twilight Letters. Today, I'm sharing a thoughtful excerpt from Part II: Dreams and Undulations in Cori Lark's collection Electric Ink: Writings of Cori Lark. This piece feels like a quiet moment of soul-searching—raw, honest, and full of yearning for higher awareness. It's not traditional verse but prose poetry that invites deep pondering.

1997

—Cori Lark

"I want to reach a new level of psychic existence . . . I am not a philosopher, but a ponderer. I'm a student striving to be an artist, a dreamer trying to live in reality, soul searching and waiting . . . If art is imitation, then it models the tangibles and intangibles, but there is more . . . it seeks truth, yet there is more . . . it reaches a level of greater consciousness, to see or hear AND to feel, to feel."

Electric Ink © 2003 Cori Lark. Excerpt shared with permission for Twilight Letters.

What resonates most with me is the distinction between pondering and philosophizing—it's humble and relatable. As someone who finds magic in words, I love how Cori describes art's evolution: beyond imitation to truth-seeking, then to a fuller sensory and conscious experience. It reminds me of the transformative power of poetry and journaling—tools for bridging the seen and unseen.

If this excerpt stirs something in you—perhaps a desire for deeper consciousness, artistic aspiration, or simple soul-searching—dive into the full collection. It's packed with poetic gems like this.

Grab Electric Ink: Writings of Cori Lark on Amazon (paperback available—great for your bookshelf or as a gift to a fellow dreamer).

What does this passage evoke for you? Do you see yourself as a "ponderer," an artist-in-training, or someone chasing greater consciousness through words? Share in the comments below, or tag me on X @TracyKubiayk with your thoughts—I'd love to hear Keep checking in to Twilight Lettrers for more Poem of the Week shares, author excerpts, and word-inspired magic.

Peace, love, and dreamy undulations,

Tracy

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