High Desert Art
  • Page I Painting
  • Page II Sculpture
  • Words...

May's End

5/30/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
*Landscape 1* Oil On Paper
Waiting
For
The
Sun,
The
Day
Not
Yet
Begun,
Counting
Up
Memories
Stacked
One
On
One,
Each
Dearly
Loved,
But
Gone.
At
Most,
Only
A
Distant
Fragrance
Lingers,
Transparent,
Fleeting
Fingers,
Youth’s
Ghost,
Myself
The
Host.

 
0 Comments

Nightfall

5/26/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
*In A Mirror* 40" H X 30" W Acrylic On Canvas
Out
Along
The
Ruffled
Edge
Of
Sleep,
Muffled,
Deep
Dwelling,
Lives
The
Dream,
The
Parallel
Scheme,
Into
Which
We
Are
Nightly
Hurled,
As
The
Other
Self
Unfurls,
Random,
Confused,
Shuffled,
Vital,
Ever
New,
And
Always
You.

 
0 Comments

Garden

5/22/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Last
Night,
A
Mist
Of
Rain,
But
I Watered
The
Flowers
Again,
The
Roses
Full
Blown,
The
Bachelor’s
Buttons
Overgrown.
Bright
Heads
Droop
Under
Water
Weight,
Wet
Deep
To
Root,
The
Stately
Lavender
Mute.

0 Comments

Sailor

5/20/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Darling
Captain,
I Wish
Fair
Winds
And
A
Following
Sea
To
Speed
Thee
Back
To
Me.
I Wait
On
The
Shore,
Hoping
You
Will
Never
More
Sail
Away
To
War,
And
Darken
My
Lonely
Days,
Ever
Searching
For
The
Lifting
Tide
You
Ride.
Come
Back,
Come
Back,
And
Bring
A
Cargo
Of
All
The
Love
I Lack.

0 Comments

Poetry

5/17/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
*Footed Bowl* Carved Italian Alabaster * 8" L X 6" W X 4" H
Soul
Shaken
In
A
Jar,
Bliss
Bottled,
Rare
Sweet
Meats
To
Taste,
Nothing
Sensual
Gone
To
Waste,
Six
Lines
Of
Verse
To
Explain
The
Universe.
Cherished,
Savored,
Saved,
A
Precious
Secret
To
Share,
If
I Dare.

0 Comments

May Saturday

5/13/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
In
New
Mexico,
High
Winds
Blow
In
Spring,
And
Wreak
Havoc
With
Every
Thing.
Lawn
Chairs
Go
Flying,
With
People
Trying
To
Lash
Down
What
The
Wind
Pleases
To
Snatch
Away
With
A
Fierce
Breeze.
Last
Night,
With
A
Mighty
Roar,
It
Blew
The
Screen
Out
Of
The
Front
Door,
Right
Onto
The
Floor.
I Mean,
Really.
It’s
Getting
Silly.

0 Comments

Gone Away

5/9/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
Asked
Why
I Did
Not
Post
A
Memento
On
My
Late
Lamented’ s
Birthday,
Sadly,
I Had
Nothing
I Wished
To
Publicly
Say.
A
Silent
Space
Opens
Up
With
No
One
In
His
Place
As
Weeks
Become
Years,
And
Often,
With
Saved
Tears,
I Cannot
Speak.

0 Comments

Maytime

5/5/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
*Nude In Landscape* 16" H X 20" W Oil On Canvas
Falling
Into
Flowers
Meadow
Deep,
Petals
Blue
And
Gold,
Unaware
Of
Time’s
Relentless
Creep,
Until
Fair
Winds
Sweep
In,
And
Soft
As
Rain,
Blow
The
Hillside
Green
Again.

0 Comments

Gordon

5/2/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
All
The
Old
Folk
Singers
Are
Gone,
Moved
On,
Got
Old
As
The
Rhythm
Rolled,
Living
In
A
Hippie
Hymn,
In
A
Briefly
Golden
Whim,
And
I Sang
Along,
Certain
Love
Could
Right
Every
Wrong,
All
Hope
Contained
In
A
Song.

0 Comments

    Author

    Jeanette Collins
    Please see Bio. on this site.

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014

    Categories

    All

Proudly powered by Weebly