songstress
Friday, 18. April 2008, 02:15:17
this is a true story. i was there that cold november on the waterfront.
songstress
my dear, you could come drifting in here
like some seaside waif
who frequents the tavern at sunset
for her welcome and a friendly pat
sometimes a dollar for her song
fey hoyden who sits snugly by the fire
singing of familiar and haunting sadness
or, cheers the motley loners
with songs of wit and wonder
(on these days she pays her way)
and haven't you noticed
that i am the tavern company
nutritious denizen of dark truths
fashioning with love and cunning art
a key for you to fit your heart
daily here you bare your sadness
shine your forgetful joy
sip rare love from tender lips
here where a magic ether flows
from finger tips
to loose the knots of tangled woes
if this is what you wanted
why hold back?
surrender wholly
and if it must be
through choking tears, you find relief
so be it, there's an end to it.
an end to sparrowing a larks song
or squeaking out the nightingale
now, in the open, you may
grasp the sunlight
the sunlight
that turns the hay to gold
songstress
my dear, you could come drifting in here
like some seaside waif
who frequents the tavern at sunset
for her welcome and a friendly pat
sometimes a dollar for her song
fey hoyden who sits snugly by the fire
singing of familiar and haunting sadness
or, cheers the motley loners
with songs of wit and wonder
(on these days she pays her way)
and haven't you noticed
that i am the tavern company
nutritious denizen of dark truths
fashioning with love and cunning art
a key for you to fit your heart
daily here you bare your sadness
shine your forgetful joy
sip rare love from tender lips
here where a magic ether flows
from finger tips
to loose the knots of tangled woes
if this is what you wanted
why hold back?
surrender wholly
and if it must be
through choking tears, you find relief
so be it, there's an end to it.
an end to sparrowing a larks song
or squeaking out the nightingale
now, in the open, you may
grasp the sunlight
the sunlight
that turns the hay to gold
(15%)
that i am the tavern company
nutritious denizen of dark truths
fashioning with love and cunning art
a key for you to fit your heart"
this I am printing and I will use it as my new book mark!!
I love this!!
By ellinidata, # 18. April 2008, 03:08:44
By nopanic, # 18. April 2008, 04:06:56
nic.... c'mon man. it's just life. and i was in a baudelaire mood today.
By I_ArtMan, # 18. April 2008, 04:10:08
By nopanic, # 18. April 2008, 04:11:58
By I_ArtMan, # 18. April 2008, 05:40:48
Listening with an open mind often lines up the nessecairy actions inside you.
By nopanic, # 18. April 2008, 06:09:04
it's not enough to care blindly about someone. it may be that a real understanding requires more objectivity than i can muster.
being open is more dangerous than tightrope walking. and in relationships, the fact is, once you trip, women are so demanding, you never fully recover.
By I_ArtMan, # 18. April 2008, 06:22:55
How did she like your poem?
By momable, # 18. April 2008, 06:37:36
That´s why I love the Tango. It simplifies the actions and nurses the warmth between a woman and a man.
I lead, you follow. If you want me to change urge me
By nopanic, # 18. April 2008, 06:42:42
she never saw it mom. i just wrote it today. i have no idea where she is now.
and yes, that is her in the photo.
nic,
thanks, i will now learn to tango.
By I_ArtMan, # 18. April 2008, 06:46:00
By nopanic, # 18. April 2008, 06:52:50
when a man believes he could have done more,
when a man listened you you with an open mind then you did leave your signature behind.
God be with you lady where ever you are.
By ellinidata, # 18. April 2008, 22:44:55
i took this picture of her last year, and all of this happened in november 2006. she used to come to me, all broken and crying on my shoulder. she used to camp next to my set-up, homeless and lost. but she was a wild thing.
at night she would sing for her supper across the way at the waterfront cafe'.
it's true i wrote the poem yesterday when i came across one of the many photographs i took of her shenanigans. similarly, this watercolor really happened on the spot... i call it leslie delivered. her bull dike friend returning her to home. a little patch of grass behind my set-up.
By I_ArtMan, # 18. April 2008, 23:11:22
I did see the paint and I have to be honest,
i was skeptical about it!
I thought a woman was delivered as being on a DHL parcel! see at times the connection makes all the difference!!!
I was once a 20 year old with crazy ideas like her. Wild at times.Now I can just pray for any woman out there that comes across to her smiling demons and is tested by them.
I never needed to sing for my supper but looking back if I wasn't loved beyond love by my late husband maybe I would have been in her shoes .
When nothing matters to you , not even your own spirit and you want to know every thing in one day ,
things happen.Getting out of them just on time makes all the difference .......
Do all your painting have a story to tell??
see, you tickle me again Scott!!!
By ellinidata, # 18. April 2008, 23:20:37
every painting has a story. that's the curse of a literary artist. i always am driven by some attachment, some real content. once, many years ago, a non-objective artist once advised me "you should be an illustrator." and the contempt hidden in his demeanor really irked me.
nobody knows why we paint. all the theories and bullshit amount to nothing compared to living and breathing as a recorder of beauty and meaning. just like poetry... i believe art has a high purpose.
By I_ArtMan, # 18. April 2008, 23:42:19
Once I did ask my mother why my grand mother became an artist?
**She was killed by Germans and left 4 orphans in order to protect her art,
my mother answered " satisfying ones soul comes in many forms, her art was the only way she could satisfy hers".
I want to know the story behind the sunflowers...
Did you have a chance to do any painting yesterday??
We are having a get together tonight at Nadya's studio.
I have extra celery sticks for the Seder (tomorrow), and I will treat them to crab dip and celery sticks. Pack your appetite and join us.
I did sleep extra last night to be able to follow these artists. They are all owls
so who is the beauty in the sunflowers ??
By ellinidata, # 18. April 2008, 23:59:20
By nopanic, # 19. April 2008, 00:02:46
hi friend! have sweet dreams !
By ellinidata, # 19. April 2008, 00:12:10
My T.partner is busy studying and having quality time with her sons. I´ve been to the beach with my buddy Rune and after that been painting all day
By nopanic, # 19. April 2008, 00:15:21
New York had 80F today.
I wish I was at the beach too. Unfortunately I was inspecting some buildings..
Walking however in the sun gave me a slight suntan
Speaking of paintings,
I gave my daughter Adonis for her Bday (pencil ).
She broke the glass of the frame.
I don't know I can repair the scratches the face got from the broken glass.
So are you painting the sea??
what inspires you these days??
By ellinidata, # 19. April 2008, 00:25:01
The powder sand from the beach was a bit rough on the camera, but I´ve cleaned it now
In my world a damage to a painting is just a part of its history. I wouldn´t change a thing.
My present painting has become more serious than I thought. In the beginning i just made it for fun...but there´s sneakin´ more and more psycology and past flash backs into it, but that´s ok. That´s the development of this peticular painting
By nopanic, # 19. April 2008, 00:43:05
You are very right on the don't touch an art.
It is the same with antiques.
They loose their value if you try to clean or replace parts. Unless it is a restoring expert that corrects and not replaces.
Since I am a sucker for anything older than 100 years, I can just look at an object and wonder how many eyes and how many hands did touch it!
I have in my mountain house a mirror I bought in an Opera House auction and every time I see my reflexion in it I also wonder if this mirror sees me with my sweat on my forehead coming from the garden and wishes to have the image of the ladies with their long gowns going to the Opera instead !!
You can tell my thoughts
always play games with me in my head
I bet you will sleep well tonight !!
By ellinidata, # 19. April 2008, 00:52:34
it's just a pretty picture of a greek goddess, aphrodite, complemented by a still life of sunflowers and a background of a greek landscape.
i spent most of the day yesterday just trying to open jars, tubes and bottles. but then i got to paint for awhile.
By I_ArtMan, # 19. April 2008, 01:49:58
I am very proud of you for following your schedule!
I am not as good as you,
out of curiosity when you start a painting outdoors (like the one you mentioned), do you take pictures and you continue working on it has to be all out doors??
I do touch wood !! In Greek it is very common!
I am not a superstitious. And I never believed in the bad eye!
I did draw a variety of Greek Mythological monsters. It was a great project since every time I did one of them I learned something new.
I really love your mix of live nature and statues. It brings every thing to life
Do you listen to music when you paint??
By ellinidata, # 19. April 2008, 02:14:13
mostly i don't because i have noticed that some content seeps in from the music. so, as i am a purist, i usually play in silence.
outdoors painting wasn't a choice of mine... i had no other place to work. i was homeless.
but i do love to go out with my little french easel in the woods backpacking deep into the woods and then do a little watercolor in situe.
good questions.
By I_ArtMan, # 19. April 2008, 02:41:59
I love to show you my world, through my camera. Your comments and remarks gives me a wonderful perspective and love for the place I live.
@ Scott
I´m so glad to hear that you paint, Scott. That the motor is running. Gives a good appetite too
By nopanic, # 19. April 2008, 06:29:54
looking at your home through your camera, the home of Hamlet
Four hundred years since Shakespeare wrote Hamlet the magic goes on! I hope your picture magic goes on for ever too!!
By ellinidata, # 19. April 2008, 10:44:14
By nopanic, # 19. April 2008, 11:03:53
Keep it up!
By ellinidata, # 19. April 2008, 11:12:32
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