I took my glasses off
To see clearly on the trail;
A cool wind on my cheek
Moving water beneath the bridge
Gravel under feet
The horn of a distant train
An overhead Cessna – wondering if they can see me
As I stand amidst the Four Cedars.
The stairway stood in time
As orange changed into gold
A flame was left to Seethe
Then Smoldered in the cold
Persistent and continual
The never-ending burn
A spark was all that’s needed
For all I hold and yearn.
Men have abandoned their posts!
They have fallen to the ground
Some have moved to a new world
While others have gone back
to fix the unfixable
My Once Upon a Time
Lies shattered in my
Happily Ever After
And all the while
A Paradox churns in my gut
Original paintings by, my son, Murdoch McSween and Jackie Blair McSween are on display at the Mission City Leisure Centre from July 6th to Aug 2nd. Thanks to Mission Arts Council (MAC) for making this possible.
mixed media on canvas 30×24 in By Jackie Blair McSween
The crack in the cup yellows
As it sits on display
Like some sort of sentiment
To pass on
To the next generation
by Jackie Blair McSween
Acrylic on Canvas
24x30in
acrylic on canvas board
11x14in
by Jackie Blair McSween
I found one red tomato today
On the green plant at the front of my house
In fact I have several immature tomato plants
With many green tomatoes…
–
My Grandfather, my Father’s Father
Taught me how to eat tomatoes –
After all, A tomato is a fruit
And it should be topped with sugar
tao te ching says
it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want
what then happens to
the crack in the cup..
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