Fractured with seductive

bits and pieces

crags and valleys

portrait of his pith.

Art of his existence,

fantasies of prisms

flecks of his bright ribbons

arrows of light flashing

glorified air castles

decoding the meaning

of his reality.

Magnified painting

of wayward travels,

wrinkles etched deeply

in his abused skin,

residue screaming

in jarring colors.

Windblown hair

blown by gusts

overdosed excesses.

Undetermined age -

product of surplus

overflow of life

lived to the hilt

sharp knife plunged

into his soul.

Ask the artist

she will tell you

the story of his life

is recessed deeply

within the crannies

of your own perception.

The swirling colors beckon her

They seem to say…

“Come walk among us”

Stooping, she removes her shoes

Better to feel the dance among them

Verdant green carpet

Tickles her feet

Setting her aflame to move

Till a swaying overcomes her

Rhythmic movements

Mirrored among

Each of them

“I can’t bear to miss you,

will some of you

come with me…?”

Hearing no reply,

She begins to clutch them

To her breast, until

A jealous breeze rises, vies

For her prized bouquet

Sending hair and gown

Billowing in the wind…

And for an instant

That long ago image

Dazzles a barefoot,

Aging woman with

Wind-swept Wildflowers

(A collaboration piece with a friend. Inspired by Waterhouse painting)

Spots of yellow gold dripping and splotching down,

red bullet dots in a patchy grid, correcting,

alter angle lines in parallel, darting, across the page.

Blue in ripple to a darker tone,

spiraling overlap through gold holes and beyond pigment stars.

blotched distinct brush strokes in anger beaten pools,

around and around, in on itself and disappearing.

Golden rectangles of green cadi-cornered and to the left,

One larger on top than to it's proportionate minor.

White virginal places scattered throughout and extending past edges

Where the pulling color lines lead down the eye to the corner,

and on to begin again.

~This was written by me many years ago when I wanted to paint this painting and did not have any paint at the time, so I wrote it down instead. So nice to have a reason to share it!~