Art’s Inspiration and Other Fancy Thoughts
Shores of Awareness
The crowd gathered murmuringA cacophony of incessant cicadasWashing the shores of awarenessCaressing thoughts like pebblesOn the wet sand* * * *Eyes closed, body easedSeeking solace, silenceOn the busy shoreAnd there – amidst -One eternal...
Canopy of Leaves
The canopy of shivering leavesdanced the light across her faceWaking up dreams of soft spring daysfollowed by warm summer nightsmagical in their own wayNow culminating in whispered wisdomeach day shorter than the lastpunctuated by bright and rusty huesSoon the days of...
Forever Bright
Even behind theDarkest cloudsThe sun shinesBright as everAnd, even inThe darkest heartSpirit shines bright forever
Our Story
When I tell my storythere are partsthat you resonate withAnd, as you tell yours,I experience the sameAs we dive deep intointo the storieswe discover it isthe same storyfrom a different angleOur story...a jewel, a many petaled lotus…
Unique Design
We each wear a beaded beltof unique and shifting designEvery moment of our lives a different shadea hue of emotionseach cast as a light-glittered glass beadThe unique beauty of you
Filters
With the noble intentionof soul to soul communicationWords and emotions driftedthrough intricate filtering systemsCodified, classified, intensifiedapproved or laid to the side• • •Eventually, hearts speakA row of strangers mergesinto common denominatorsShared pain or...
Salad
That little bugThe one I’d never seen beforeWith his iridescent wingsAnd that smiley markingOn his little shoulderJust walked into my saladIs it still safe to eat…? (sans the buggy protein of course)
Reputation of Repetition
He expanded his philosophyas they expounded on theoriesThe reputation of repetitionrose the bar on understandingEtheric answers floatedmidst fancy verbal constructiondrifting up near the ceilingof comprehended truthOh, the heady beauty ofbantered intellectual gardening
Flower Lady
Is She Bright Enough? We went to an Iris Dement concert a while back. It was great and it inspired a song as well as this picture. This is totally not a picture of Iris, but rather a picture of how I felt after hearing her sing. I went with the song, and forgot to...
An Eternal Moment of Love
Angels singingwith the mourning dovewakes me to the new daywhispering my namemy real name…Meanwhile the praying mantisis always praying every momentwith every part of its beingSuch is living in the nowIn the NowI eternally love life
Nuts to You (and to me)
The nut of itThe kernel of eternal truthcan be a bit toughto get to through the shellAH! But the meat is tasty!
Sudden Verve
On the bank of the wide old riverwhere the elderberry and mugwortwave to each other in the breezesA plodding turtle familycame upon a band of musical cricketsprepping up for an evening concertSuddenlywith verveHappy turtles...