surrogates I’m learning handy skills,one YouTube video at a time.They have become our wiseelders that we climbkeys to reach; surrogatesfor distracted parents andnursing-homed grandparents.
Category: art
POPO 2025 — Day 5 — for Terry Masear
dedicated to Terry Masear hummingbird nurse called from afar winged with mercy white cap of hair benevolent smile bodhisattva gentle tending, wise, one after one, of tiniest earth angels
POPO 2025 — Day 4 — we can build
we can build a worldaround absencea symphony arounda pausewood, hammer, nailsof shelves from behindlocked doorsnotes from recollectionsof walks on summernight, roses, andnightbirds on the air
POPO 2025 — Day 3 — Will it help?
Will It Help? The question always is will it help (others) to bare one’s soul, rip oneself open, tear it out, and lay it screaming on the forensic table. The answer always is it’s not for us to know. the figures in the painting are by a famous artist but I forgot to note it. …
POPO 2025 — Day 2 — idea vs. real
why is the idea of it so differentthan the real of it?An idea is hologramof mind, pullingwool over our bodiesthat must be kickedfree from, to really be
POPO 2025 — Day 1 — Perspective
Poetry Postcard Festival 2025 went from July 4 to August 31. The hosts ask that we wait a month before sharing our poems and postcards. This year I chose to create the postcards with paint and paper collage. It’s been so enjoyable to create the cards along with the poetry. perspective chromatic contrastsof triangulatinga canvasinto…
dVerse OLN 392 — Night Music
The Sleeping Gypsy, by Henri Rousseau Night Music In respite of cool desert sand,emptied flagon, and full moon,dreams prowl, sleek, well-fed,wide awake, tickling my toes,pulling strings, weaving iconsto archetypes made manifest. I am a traveler, cloaked in rain-bow, charred under daybright;yet further landscapes openin shadows of music’s night. Grace is today’s host for dVerse’ Open…
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