Grounded

Sometimes when life appears to be coming at you all at once...

fame...wealth...sickness...death...regret...courage...overtime...

not enough work...late bills...car trouble...decisions...

new job...new house...new location...empty pantry... 

kids...twins...triplets...worry...options...

doubt...pride...ego...Love...infatuation...promotion...

responsibility...weakness...sorrow...pity...deadlines...

college tuition...more options...more decisions...teenagers...

terrible twos...and threes...exhaustion...parents...laughter...

friendships...family...life...

It is very important to stay grounded through it all.

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Grounded
20 x 24 x 1.5 inches
50.8 x 61 x 3.81cm

What grounds  you?

Summer of Love

Summer of love I love your memory

Smiling, holding hands, wining and dining

Laughing, playing, with so much life and free

Always together, our souls combining

Running your fingers through my long black hair

Our sweet mouths were closed while our brown eyes talked

A place of millions; we were not aware

Your safe arms holding me close while we walked

No one else can play our instrumental

It’s an unduplicated melody

One we stumbled upon accidental

I smile when I think of the history

Our love rises above the solar wind

And pulls stronger than the greatest black hole

A love so mighty we can not rescind

Alive and powerful we can’t control

Summer ended …our love will always be

Summer of love…I love your memory

Summer of Love
24 x 36 x 1.5 inches
61 x 91.4 x 3.81 cm
This painting is hi-gloss

Picture taken a little closer to show gloss effect

Why are so many songs and books based on summer loves? 

Stairway to Heaven

watch your step

Stairway to Heaven
30 x 40 x 1.5 inches
76.2 x 101.6 x 3.81 cm

I would be remiss if I didn't add this song to this post : )  While it proved challenging to find an instrumental version under five minutes, with decent quality, and without ads, this one fit the bill.



Did you found this post to be unique, thought provoking, 
and enjoyable? 

Embrace

There are people that live life with their arms wide open,

Receiving and accepting everything.

The odd thing is,

If you don’t embrace a few things in life

You end up empty handed.

So embrace.

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Midnight Sable Palmwood
(petrified wood)
rare and  highly collectible

Embrace
14 x 18 x 1.5 inches
35.6 x 45.72 x 3.81 cm

What do you embrace in life?

Eclipse

e·clipse/iˈklips/

An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination

Don't ever let anyone, or anything


...objects, thoughts or feelings... 


Eclipse you.



Always let your light shine.

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Eclipse
24 x 24 x 1.5 inches
61 x 61 x 3.81

How do you avoid eclipses in your life?
Thank you for your comments. 

Into the Deep

Sometimes,

when we

wait a little longer…

squint into the Milky Way…

prolong your thoughts…

explore mysteries…

allow our taste to linger…

hear with our eyes,

and see with  our fingers...

Then, we will begin our ascent

Into the Deep.

We will summon unknown senses.

See colors with our eyes closed.   

Smell melodies that flew past us

and hear aromatic scents.

We will tastes words that skipped our palette

and gain the ability to 

capture touch.

But only

if we go

up

Into the Deep.

Into the Deep
24 x 48 x 1.5 inches
61 x 121.9 x 3.81 cm