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Picasso’s Rose Period Eyes

Posted on Jul 11th, 2008 by Doug : Back Yard Artist Doug
Picasso_sroseperiodeyes
 

30X40" Watercolor and Indian ink on canvas


Standing in a doorway

Right passed the over turned garbage

Can with vegetable scraps

And cactus hearts

Spewed out

Slinging an old guitar

Shouting

To no one

To anyone

Who will listen


In a tiger striped outfit

Wild hair

Like some soapbox preacher

To an unknown god of one


We pass by

As he mutters

"It's Halloween everyday for me"


So unlike Sandy

And her serial monogamy

Boy,girl,boy,girl

Paperdolls

Cactus heart

And vegetable scraps

Left behind

On Mission street


The scent of rose incense

Drifting through the open window

Where

"Jesus loves you"

is written in Spanish


And you know I love you

With all of me

And I would say it more often

But it's just too big and

It takes a while

For me to travel

To someplace where

I can actually

Touch you with this desire




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Tagged with: Art, Beauty, Love, what is
Samme : Prince of Rainbows<3
24 minutes later
Samme said

Did you just came up with this poem now after meeting with Nicole and Nishtha?  Wonderful poem again and painting.  You are “The Poet and the Painter”.  I will have to meet you next time.

Doug : Back Yard Artist
about 1 hour later
Doug said

Lol! Yes I fess up. The experience was just what I needed to understand the painting, what it wanted to be, say. Thank you!

HummingBird : Joy
about 1 hour later
HummingBird said

poetic painting and painterly poem
somehow I also thought of vertebrae when I looked at the painting
big hug

about 5 hours later
Julia said

Doug
There is something about this one that really resonates in a deep place in my heart and soul….its profound really.  I feel my heart opening and responding…and these odd little juices coming out of every cell of my body…and reading the poem with it just accentuates that more.  A very heart opening piece even though the colors are more dark…something about that speaking to me right now…perhaps its my dark mother  aspect of Self opening…  hugs

Shanti : Wild Grace
about 7 hours later
Shanti said

Ahh but in Cyberspace travel is much faster, and I am touched!
Love

Doug : Back Yard Artist
about 9 hours later
Doug said

Hi Hummy and Thank you!

Yes I remember feeling like an invertebrate before I just allowed this love to be what it needed to be. Now those back bends and forward bends feel so good!

Thank you Julia! Lol! I was picturing really ripe fruit reading your comment and yes it does feel like that, sticky fingers and all, stick my head under the running hose sorta way. So let’s turn on the sprinkler and make rainbows and hugs.

Hi Shanti! So nice to see you on a Friday or any day! Isn’t it funny how cyberspace is like love and it expands with awareness and it is that awareness. I am so happy I’m aware of you.

Shanti : Wild Grace
1 day later
Shanti said

Hmmmm Love the analogy, cyberspace will never feel quite the same again. :)

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