Becoming Invisible
24" X 48" Acrylic on board
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Becoming Invisible
Sometimes I have a day
A day that makes you
want to disappear
To Lay down somewhere
and just
Become Invisible
Melt into the background
So
you can't be found
All your cares just wash away
like so much summer rain
You can watch the world go by
but at a distance
Resting
Listening
and not feel the need
to participate
Ahhh yes, to be
in stealth mode
I've always thought that cats
are the champions
of stealth
They are there
yet not
unseen, unheard, aloof
until they are ready
I think I shall wish myself
to be a cat, a leopard
on those day's
the one's that make you
want to disappear
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The Storm
36" X 48" Mixed Media on canvas
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The Storm
You feel it coming
the darkness
the knowing
The pain may be grief
may be anger
or despair
The loss of a loved one
Deep betrayal
An old childhood wound
How it started
doesn't really matter
The storm is here
You feel it coming
the darkness
the knowing
It builds inside
a thunderstorm
your heart darkens
Pain strikes
tears fall like hard driven rain
Sometimes you can stuff it
other days you cannot hold it in
You feel it coming
the darkness
the knowing
The storm within |
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Liquid Meditation
24" X 48" Acrylic on wood
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The water cool
enveloping me in it's gentle movement
Light streaking through the surface
aquamarine
Warmth comes through the light
the coral grows
There is a silence
but it is not still
The sound is soothing
calming
Vast spaciousness
teeming with life
I become a part of the sea
and it becomes a part of me
Down below
the cold dark depth |
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Maintaining Balance
24" X 48" Mixed on canvas
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How to stay focused
stay on track
so much to do
so much to integrate
How to stay balanced
Healthy
maintain a good attitude
a cheerful disposition
Grow my spirit
and still obtain materials things
I want and
think I need
Life can feel like
a three ring circus
some days
I try
I am authentic
I manage
most of the time
but occasionally
my balance fails
I struggle
Anger flairs
or despair
funny, how joy
usually remains understated
In the end
all I can really do
is give it my best
and go forward
Boldly
Always trying to
Maintain Balance
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Canyon Spirit
24" X 36" Mixed on canvas
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Canyon Spirit
What better place to empower me
the canyon
thousands of years in the making
by the most powerful forces on the planet
It is here I shall stand
in my body & spirit
Part of the land
Part of the sky
Powerful
Beautiful
Alive |
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Leap of Faith
24" X 48" Mixed on canvas
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Leap Of Faith
As Little girls we fantasized
such things as castles, knights, & unicorns
A Princess in a land of enchantment and misty filled meadows
Promises of what life could be, should be
enriching, enlightened, with the joy that every princess is promised
with never a doubt that these things were all possible
Now as a woman
living in a world that is not always what we dreamed of or bargained for
and one that we have learned at times does not seem fair or kind
I am looking into myself to see what is there
How to seek
How to become
How to Recapture the wonder
The belief in the magic that surrounds us
I choose to take a leap of faith
just as I did as a child
when belief came easily and naturally
celebrating the mysteries of our being
I will explore the mist and know
I hold the truth within
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Gaia
20" X 30" Acrylic on paper/board
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Gaia
Our Mother Earth
she is lover, mother, child
strong, beautiful , powerful
yet vulnerable, a woman
As Lover her awesome beauty
inspires & tempts us
reaching for her very heights
the deepest depths
to enrich us, enliven & invigorate us
to delight us in our ability to conquer
her most perilous offerings
As mother she sustains us
our home she nurtures & provides
air, that we may breath
food, so we may eat
water, shelter & comfort
sometimes harsh
her lessons teach us endurance
the circle of life
As child she is one small component
of a vast universe
one child of creation
becoming, evolving
and one day to die herself
A strong, beautiful, powerful woman
her vulnerability
the depletion and violence she endures due to unconscious acts
abuses of all that she gives
constant drain of her resources
seemingly blind eyes
that she too needs nurturing & care
to continue to sustain us
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What Shall I Wear Today?
20" X 30" Mixed on paper/board
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What Shall I Wear Today
As my eyes greet the morning sun
The warmth and light stir me
Outside birds have started their day
Singing, foraging, winging across the blue sky
I slowly become aware of the day before me
And as my senses awaken , so does my mind
I check inside to see
What shall I wear today?
My choice of clothing is not on my mind,
at least not yet
Instead , what are my emotions in this moment?
How will I walk into this day?
What mask will look outwardly on all those I see
no matter what the truth is, what desires are,
what the fears are that paralyze
all which are lurking just beneath the surface
I have a lot to do, to think about, to feel about
I am inwardly angry at politics
and the endless status quo
the world seems in more dire turmoil than before
even our beautiful planet is protesting
I am distressed and sad for all those suffering
So many have lost so much
One way or another
So, What mask?
A Rainbow of Happiness?
Moody Anger?
Pitifully Blue?
Here I am soaking in the warm sun
wondering how to start this glorious gift of a day?
Let me be happy
No, I choose to be happy!
That is the Face I shall wear today
I am so blessed!
As my feet touch the sweet soft green of the grass
and the sweet smell of spring blossoms surround me
I am Happy!
I am so grateful for who I am, for where I am
For the people I have chosen to share my life
and for those that have chosen me to share in theirs
Thank you!
So I start my day wearing the blessings I have received
And this day will reflect my happiness & joy! |
Women / Women
