On my nightstand:
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.
—Wendell Berry
On my easel:
I'm having so much fun playing with faux calligraphy!
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What We Need Is Here 1.5 x 6" bookmark; acrylic, ink, and Stabilo pencil on watercolor paper abstract 2023 |
Even though I wake
feeling hemmed in
and crowded by
the schedule of tasks
enumerated for the day,
I choose to lengthen my spine
and open my heart.
I pick up this little
rectangle of paper,
with its mark-making
and light washes of color,
place a paint pen in my hand,
begin to make new marks,
add more color,
and step completely out of
time into
grand spaciousness.
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| Be Joyful Though You Have Considered All the Facts 4.5 x 5.5" postcard; acrylic and ink on paper abstract floral 2021 |
