2010 Christmas

16" x 20" Acrylic with glitz on Canvas

This was a very strange Christmas for me. My daughter Beth went to a friend's house Christmas Eve and ended up getting stuck there overnight due to the snow. It was the very first time we did not wake up together on Christmas morning. It was 11:00 a.m. before she was able to make it home. My oldest son Craig was in NC with his family. My mother was picked up by my brother-in-law who has 4-wheeled drive and taken to my sister's house for brunch and then taken back home because the weather was getting really bad. My younger son Anthony was in Steamboat at college working on Christmas during winter break.

In spite of the distance, we all had a wonderful Christmas sharing and spreading our love for one another via telephone. Thank goodness for the telephone!

From My Mom

16" x 20" Acrylic with Glitz on Canvas

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My Daughter

What I love About You

I love the spirit of you...

the grace with which

you welcome each challenge,

the childlike wonder

that still colors

your days.

I love the originality of you...

your willingness

to stand out from the crowd...

your unique perspective

on what's happening in the world

and in your life.

I love the wisdom of you...

the way you trust your intuition...

your unfailing commitment

to doing the right thing.

And most of all,

I love the heart of you...

the genuine compassion, empathy,

and friendship

you offer to everyone you know.

I guess it's pretty clear...

I love everything about you.

And on your birthday, I'm wishing

joy and blessings to you,

my beautiful daughter and friend.

Closing Chapters

"The only man I am interested in is the man who is interested in me". Someone wrote that to me a few years ago. It came to mind today for I have been trying to listen to my heart. Today I am closing a chapter in my life. Bob was a doorway. I went through it and came out the other side knowing me. The only man I am interested in is the man who is interested in me.

My Heart

My heart is so full and full of love
what remains is all I am looking for
to express
the emptiness
is not there
I only feel love

At a higher perspective
it is the best

Yet
to narrow it down
to feet on the ground
humanize it all
seems to seed a frown

To love at a higher perspective
is not real
but it is
I know this makes no sense

To rationalize
is a better form of love

To feel no hate
blinds oneself to a badly future

So for that I hate what my ex did

Forgiving is driven into our minds
forgive yet not forget
that is the threshold
of my quest

I am searching for my true love
who I think is Bob
omg
did I just put this on paper

Bob woke me up to realness
Am wondering if Allison ever came through

Cannot believe I am actually writing
but to my heart
I must be true

It is my drummer
who is more than a drummer
that I seek today
Please
no delay

One Tree Left

12" x 12" Acrylic with Glitz on Canvas

Amongst the ice

the cold

the frost

there remains

one tree

with its leaves

still green

shining

so brilliantly

One tree left

to remind me

of the springtime

to come

again

so gallantly

One tree left

oh so free

to breathe

One tree left

just to be

Foolish Love

Is there such a thing as foolish love
a love that moves with the ocean
a current that explodes
with the universe
of creation

How can a love that strong
be ridiculed
it can be misdirected
for the sake of love alone
wanting to feel
wanting to recognize love
love in itself

How does one know true love
that is my quest
to experience true love

There is love in my heart
a love to share
but with whom
is my request

Let me experience
true love
let me find the soul of desire
the soul of love
which are the same
for life is short
as one knows it
and my heart only shines
awakening to
true love