By Kim Nelson, on September 1st, 2009%
~ In My Youth
Challenges refined me
Opportunities arose
Without regret, with confidence, I chose
~ Growing More
Learned from my life’s lessons
Not always the first time
But finally embraced that which was mine
~ At Fifty
Never a great beauty
My loss is less than most
Of wit, and wiles and intellect I boast
~ To This Point
I lived my first half boldly
Knew love, heartache and more
And now, with wisdom gained, it’s time to soar
~ Beyond
The days, the years, ahead now
Seem precious and too few
I’ll live big, love, create, enjoy the view.
By Kim Nelson, on August 25th, 2009%
Restless,
She paces
Through
The upstairs rooms.
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The days,
Her life,
These rooms,
Full.
Empty.
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White furniture agleam.
Pastel linens, crisp.
Pottery Barn Perfection.
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Functional?
A façade.
Keepsakes
Purchased long ago
When hope survived,
Ere plans
And babies
Died.
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Ah …
This pacing
It’s risky business.
Better get back to that full, busy life.
Inspired by Three Word Wednesday...Dangerous, Keepsake, Restless
By Kim Nelson, on August 25th, 2009%
Cougar.
Our contemporary.
An observation.
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She’ll tackle your daughter.
She’s after your son.
She’s come undone.
In an effort to defy the decay
And disguise the rot,
To feel something she never got,
She pokes, lifts, fills and sucks (!)
Until her face and body are no longer hers
(in so many ways)
And she can play make-believe with a boy
She might have birthed.
Graceful?
Gracious, no!
Inspired by Three Word Wednesday ...Decay, Graceful, Rot.
By Kim Nelson, on August 21st, 2009%
A sea-change is at hand and creative women are riding it’s waves toward fulfillment. The prevailing economy and socio-political currents prompted us to tighten our belts, recycle, reduce, reuse and return to basics. These same forces also inspired us to re-examine our essential selves and search for meaning and purpose. For many, meaning and purpose are deeply rooted in creation. We are painters, crafters, writers, photographers, binders, builders and believers, who of late, have often drifted in a sea of confused focus.
But… Aha!
Something is in the air.
Thanks to the stars, the moon or some mystical cosmic shift, the tide is turning. Encouraged by new possibilities on confident winds, we depart the doldrums and venture into the shipping lanes. No longer adrift, many artist friends have renewed enthusiasm for artistic expression and also recognize opportunities to test their entrepreneurial savvy. Navigating uncharted waters and embarking on uniquely individual voyages, artists of all ilks enthusiastically dive deep and follow unfamiliar sea-routes toward the next new world.
It’s a Renaissance of sorts.
And it’s happening everywhere.
Keep your spyglass in hand. Be awakened and aware. Sightings of brilliance are inevitable.
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Here are a few interesting artists, their stories and endeavors:
Jane Devin: One Writer No Address
Veronica McCabe Deschambault at Compost Studios
Art by Chrysti at The Altered Abbey on Etsy
Joanne Vanbezooyen, Designer
Check ‘em out!
By Kim Nelson, on August 17th, 2009%
Wicked good woman.
She’s arresting, compelling, provocative, ideal.
Embodies grace and balance, unbridled appeal.
On the dance floor.
In the gym.
The yoga mat, the Persian rug, with him.
Rhythmic, kinetic, metaphysic, real.
Intentioned to love, nurture, bless, to heal.
Wicked good, No?
Do you know her?
Inspired by Three Word Wednesday... Arresting, Rythmic, Wicked.
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