As I write this, here and now, it is the longest day of the year. It is time to celebrate the many blessings bestowed on us as human beings … especially of just being conscious and of the beauty and infinite wonders of nature. The summer solstice reminds me to be grateful … simply for the sun … to always follow the sun … and to give thanks for the return of the sun’s light at summer.
Today I have celebrated by taking in as much sunlight as possible and finding moments to be still and reflect … on things that light me up and keep me feeling joyous … like being part of nature and to have my art and poetry practices.
I continue to have fun with art and with the poems I write. Here is a poem I wrote earlier this month and above I have shared a few of the play paintings I have completed using a watercolour base with other mixed media mark making.
The Art of Loving
When your whole world pours down
Be with the dove with a broken wing
The art of loving is your practice
When she covers you in silken ribbon
Then leaves you hurting like a sting
When your whole world pours down
See what the acorn has deeply hidden
How night turns to day winter to spring
The art of loving is your practice
Even if her silence holds you stricken
Her words of forever always cling
When your whole world pours down
See how the sun remains yellow crimson
The stars and the moon dance and sing
The art of loving is your practice
Remember the Universe will listenÂ
Remember all of living is a feeling
When your whole world pours down
The art of loving is your practice
LyndyH 