For the Birds 1

a blackbird

gulls

herons

pelicans

beaches

family

flowers

horizons

maps

poems

trees

acrylics

graphite

paper collage

wax

dolphins

starfish

turtles

olive greens

blues

forest greens

lemons

limes

maroons

oranges

purples

Here is a simple summary,

an origami dollar bird

suspended from a small canvas

for the money lost for the sick birds or

musical notes here

across a purple ribbon

at a serenaded black oil spill benefit or

a colorful pelican trapped in black and white.

Art is about capturing

something beautiful, states one canvas.

Here is only ONE joy

for us, states one canvas.

There are species you will never see

This is your time.

. . . .to wash our faces in the new oil.

That is one good reason to hold someone's hand.

Approximately 95 small canvases

expressing art, expressing concern

for approximately 1000 barrels a day

leaking 40 miles off Louisiana's coasts

and 3 other Gulf Coast states.

So many slogans, summaries

even in simple art, simple statements.

poem copyright nicole taylor 2010

photo copyright browland 2010

vavava voom

Bone against bone

Flesh against flesh

We each suffer in our own way

The old man

Shakes his fist at the moon

The young girl sits in her

Room knitting purple thread

Into a sacred cloth

That will blanket her pain

And the heat, oh god, the heat

 The drops of rain evaporating

Into steam as soon as they

Hit the pavement.

The blond twins smiling as

They order wine and appetizers

All the voices in the room

Dissolving into a dull roar

Of laughter and empty words

 While her eyes search the crowd

For that one face that will

Recognize and know her for

Who she is and not just

Love her for her stylishly

Tilted hat and her green

Coat with the fox-trimmed collar

photo and text copyright Rhonda Prince 2010