Michelangelo's Last Prayer by George Faludy Commemorative Plaque, 2006
Resource ID
5312
Access
Open
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2006
Description
Your anvil is the earth, and with your right arm
You span the arc of heavan like the sun.
Eight decades on this scaffolding 'a lifetime'
I sought a sign of you, but there was none.
Under my chisel marable fell to stonedust,
But only torsos, idols would be born.
I found you no, elusive, radiant, sunburnt,
Who glowed there pulsing under every stone.
I have myself become an ancient stone block,
Split by vines, a still, curmudgeonly old rock,
But in my soul the old flame yet burns on.
How can I shed this flesh that holds me prisoner?
Strike me, if you can love a hoary sinner,
Divine Sculptor, My God. I am the stone.
Translated by Andrea Jarmal
Toronto Legacy Plaque Project 2006
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
Michelangelo's Last Prayer by George Faludy Commemorative Plaque, 2006
Marker lat / long: 43.667794, -79.387175 (WGS84)