In The Shadow Of The Iris

For the Judith Heartsong Artsy Essay, http://journals.aol.com/judithheartsong/newbeginning/entries/1396

Photograph by Judith Heartsong

One step, two step, three step four.
Here, I'll open the heavy door.

One step,
Lets walk a moment with me.
Take a glance at the pedestals I've created.
This isn't a rhyme, but I command a reason.
A block at a time, space I inspired.
Each step a tribute to all that is mine.
One corner, two corner, three corner four.
It's about visionary lines. 
These square's of past,
Filled with terms I'll come to understand in time.
Isolated and my individual,
A beautiful unique which only I can discover.
It's a pattern, a pirates map, I know so well.

Two step,
Just a hop and a skip to my next choice.
How was I too know I could create such a jagged surface.
It's up to me to understand my design.
Like the tune of life, I have my ups and I have my downs.
With it's climbs and falls, the square is formed.
Four lines and angles divine.
I never counted on such clarity.
Moments can be single in thought and space.
Captured in element, reserved for reflection.
A mystery for me to investigate.

Three step,
Careful now, some of those memories are sharp.
If I had a witness, to mark the darkest of my design, there would be no need to explain.
I've laid in the middle waiting for pause.
In these moments I've felt strongest to shape new lines.
Sweet choices, cards of hope and defining character.
No one put a limit on the bounty of lines given.
Take the chisel and keep constructing.
I can't unbreak what I've already shattered,
But the tools are always by my side, a labor of dreams.

Four step,
Hang on now, it's a leap to the end.
One day, the composition will finish.
And I have to know.
I'll run my hands over it's textured surface and sign my peace.
Life, like art, is the reflection of a mind that keeps conceiving.
Deliver me the courage to revisit all the corners.
To have gathered enough pieces
The finely constructed, the cracked and mended.
This isn't a rhyme, but I demand a reason.
Insight and wisdom.
And with blessed relief,
Answers will be my final piece.

One step, two step, three step four.
Let's gently close that door.

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• #28 Comment from loststream 
  3/28/07 5:31 AM | Permalink

  Argh, no mosaic art to see  =o(  ... But, what a wonderful entry nevertheless! ... See, it's no fair, you gotta be able to publish this kind of masterpiece NOW... It's no good when you're long gone and 6ft under, and then people finally appreciate it like the way they do so many artists... FAR TOO LATE!!!
• #27 Comment from babyshark28 
  4/28/05 9:57 AM | Permalink

  VERY nice. you know I like poetry, whether it's rhyming or not. great work!
• #26 Comment from delela1 
  4/27/05 7:03 PM | Permalink

  Beautiful and inspiring.  Congrats on being selected.  :)
  ~Dona
• #25 Comment from louie0768 
  4/27/05 5:45 AM | Permalink

  What a great entry. Very intriguing to read each person's view of Judith's photo. Congratulations on your win.
• #24 Comment from pittsk615 
  4/25/05 8:28 PM | Permalink

  beautifful entry can see why it was one of the winners congrats
  ~Kristina