The 17th of April 2013

April Afternoon

Earth awoke from a long icey slumber today.
The trees began to toss out pink and green confetti.
I listened for what God’s creatures had to say.
The sun warmed us and conversation made us ready
to move and to do
til one little dove cried coo-coo, coo, coo, coo.

Day 138
8x10 Watercolor Pencil
@ www.valeriedowdy.com

The 28th day of March 2013

Day 68
18x24 Oil on Canvas
Art by: Valerie Dowdy
@ www.valeriedowdy.com
 

Sky Fire

Beneath transparentpools
of wat'ry color
that compose the iris
of the eye,
Lies a flame
that is a star
burning int he midnight sky,
and toiling to thrive.

Suddenly is plucked
from it's dark abyss,
and in the light
of the world, it cannot shine.

Though it is invisible;
it burns.
I feel its fury divin,
like heaven and hell combined.

I would be captured by the flame
Was I not afraid.
Fear makes me shy.
I could never reach the midnight sky...

But a smoldering star
Within me grows.
it's just a glimmer, a little light
That might
take its place one day in the sky.