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An Artist's Heart
by Cindee Snider Re To breathe deep and listen For the symphony of birdsong, Cadence of crickets, Subtle percussion of cicadas And bees and mosquitoes, To feel the air, Moist and thick and full, An enveloping cocoon on a Sultry summer afternoon, To glimpse a bee collecting pollen, Sun-drenched, stained glass Wings spread wide, Strong and flexible and Infinitely beautiful, Captured, Yet free, To watch a purple cloud Drop fat summer rain On cracked and thirsty ground, A taste, a tease Enough to wet the petals Of a sun-kissed daisy, Moments -- extraordinary Wrapped in ordinary -- Beauty wrapped in small, Spirit stirring, Drawing, Welling, Spilling into word, Onto brush, into film, Over marble and wool and Needle and flour and linen, Acrylic and oil and clay, Turning pastels, Sculpting yarn, Framing words, Weaving canvas, Stringing emotion and color and Light as beads, Chords blending, Layer upon layer, Stroke by stroke, Hue and heat and Shape and shade, Color and texture and light -- Brief, brilliant points of light Piercing the night -- Soul captured, Yet free Spilled so others may see Beauty as art Bursting from An artist's heart. Cindee Snider Re lives in Sussex, WI with her husband, their five children, two cats, and two Shichon puppies. She enjoys quiet evenings, long walks, good books, homeschooling her kids, and lots of good, strong, hot, black tea. August, 2011 http://www.BreatheDeeply.org Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |