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April 30, 2013April 30, 2013

Water Cooler Musings: Art for Art’s Sake

Wow. I have been remiss ever since I started working on novel #3, so much so that I completely forgot to post a Water Cooler Musings for last week. For that I am sorry, but I will make it up to you by posting two this week. So, we’ll be drinking a lot of water. … Continue reading Water Cooler Musings: Art for Art’s Sake

March 21, 2013June 6, 2013

A Woman’s Worth, Part 7

A woman is chaos In well-seeming form She is bright light Illuminating the shadowy darkness A beacon of brilliance Guiding you safely home A woman is hope Unfounded anchor Pattern rife with complication Yet steady as the sun She comes in different colors Varied shapes in her array But you know her by her words … Continue reading A Woman’s Worth, Part 7

March 9, 2013March 9, 2013

By Pale Lamplight (Inspired by a Leonid Afremov painting)

The soft rain, invisible to the naked eye Falling gingerly down from heaven Genteel in its muted cacophony Painting the street a somber gray Filling in the subtle mid-vales With shallow pools reflecting light Trailing in their wake This young couple, heedless Passing under dull lamps Posted sentinels announcing fair Pale umbrella shielding hair Every … Continue reading By Pale Lamplight (Inspired by a Leonid Afremov painting)

February 7, 2013

Straight Lines (A Poem)

Straight lines Going nowhere And everywhere All at once Burning like fire Shut up in my bones Aching to be free Yet dreamless Born from ashes Consumed by light Radiantly glowing Constantly shifting Always in pain Straight lines Going places And yet nowhere At the same time The epitome of art In an artless world … Continue reading Straight Lines (A Poem)

January 7, 2013

Pointe to Pointe: A Poem (Inspired by a portrait oil painting)

Pointe to pointe Toes dancing on a puff of air His body glides to hers She waits, pliant and willing For a kiss, paused in time Her hand reaches for his A perfect fit, it seems For nimble souls to tread In each other’s company Pointe to pointe She slides into his embrace Perfect strangers, … Continue reading Pointe to Pointe: A Poem (Inspired by a portrait oil painting)

January 5, 2013

At Rest: A Poem (Inspired by Jan Miel’s “Hunters at Rest”)

Like an army waiting for war We are at rest Ready if called But at rest And if tomorrow comes early We will meet it at dusk We will put it to rest Like a bee before it stings We are at rest Angry at our inactivity But at rest Fractured by patience Waiting by … Continue reading At Rest: A Poem (Inspired by Jan Miel’s “Hunters at Rest”)