Friday, July 26, 2013

Art



It's difficult to conjure up the memories
of how
exactly
I felt on that day
of which way my stomach
flipped
or how quickly my heart
pounded

But now
I do remember
that I woke calmly
and watched the early sun angle its way
through the glass
and
I realized that
I would no longer have to wake
alone

and
to that
I smiled

When I woke this morning
you were already up
quietly making coffee
or
walking the dog
or
reading in the big blue chair
Moving through the house
like whispered love
curling around corners
and
hanging full in the air

I know
now
that I had no idea
back then
what making love
over a lifetime
would mean

One always hopes
for promises kept
and
memories made
yes

But this
every
day
making
love

It is art

paint on canvas
wet clay on spinning wheels
fiber twisted and mounted
notes strung on staves
steps counted and flung
art

Before you
before us
I didn't know
I was an artist
not really

But this morning
when the day dawned
and
you were still there
something opened wide

Making love
over a lifetime
will do that to you









7 comments:

  1. This is beautiful Holly! I love "but this everyday making love. It is art."

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  2. Lovely, lovely, Holly. But there are those days, aren't there? When the art feels unfocussed or splotchy or just plain ugly. That's sometimes when creativity must be called out, with pleading and tears, so that the beauty of it all can shine again.

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  3. Yes, Diana, yes. That was one thing I was alluding to when I said "fiber twisted and mounted." It is not always full of beauty but I do believe it is hidden. And, yes, that is when it must be called out again.

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  4. Glad Kelli pointed me this way today. This is not just nice, and sweet; it's also good.

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