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The World Invites Me
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The World Invites Me
A diptych
24 x 19 inches
This item is unmounted and unframed
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So seldom in these grief-ridden days
do I feel aa feeling as pure
as this peace that arrives
on the low-angled light
when I am quiet and still
and the world invites me
to show up for whatever
slim warmth there is,
and know this is enough.
FROM "APRICITY"
by ROSEMERRY WAHTOLA TROMMER
These are, indeed, grief-ridden days.
Trommer's words hit home, especially now, when it is so important to show up for whatever slim warmth there is, to crawl out from under the monster-banishing covers, poke our heads up from our dark, safe holes and view the goodness and beauty that still exists in the world.
And there are plenty of those things, if we're brave enough to look. I'll list a few of the things I showed up for this week:
Trommer's words hit home, especially now, when it is so important to show up for whatever slim warmth there is, to crawl out from under the monster-banishing covers, poke our heads up from our dark, safe holes and view the goodness and beauty that still exists in the world.
And there are plenty of those things, if we're brave enough to look. I'll list a few of the things I showed up for this week:
- slowly coaxing our crow couple's fledgling, Isolde ("Izzy") to allow us closer to her when she stops by to visit and enjoy snacks
- riding bikes along the waterfront and feeling the long winter of training on a Wahoo Roller in the garage beginning to pay off in strength and stamina
- putting Wonder Mike through his new training regime of tricks, proving an old dog CAN learn something new
And this - diving into the poetry of Rosemerry Trommer. I was introduced to her by the amazing Dotty Seiter in her blog, and felt the connection immediately upon reading one of her poems.
To my delight, Dotty sent me a tiny art masterpiece she created - a bookmark to match one of the books. And even MORE surprising is that I had a bookmark Dotty sent me in 2022 which matched the other Trommer book perfectly. Little works of art, the beauty of well-crafted words, the joy of connection and friendship in grief-ridden days. Yes, please.
To my delight, Dotty sent me a tiny art masterpiece she created - a bookmark to match one of the books. And even MORE surprising is that I had a bookmark Dotty sent me in 2022 which matched the other Trommer book perfectly. Little works of art, the beauty of well-crafted words, the joy of connection and friendship in grief-ridden days. Yes, please.
Original art bookmarks from artist Dotty Seiter
About the art: a mad fury of paint-laden palette knives and Yupo, big gestures and small, creating the landscape even as I wandered through it. Unrelenting paint, colors melding, smashing, carving and cresting, letting the chaos both exist and get wrangled simultaneously. Walking away before getting precious with it.
Congratulations to Carol E! Wonder Mike chose your name at random from this month's commenters. Hooray! Send your mailing address to thewanderingsoflola@gmail.com and your original art will be flying across the world in a jiffy.
Thank you to everyone who participated this month! A new giveaway begins one week from today.
Thank you to everyone who participated this month! A new giveaway begins one week from today.
p.s. thanks for your comment on the painting. It means a lot to me!
That poem is beautiful had to read the whole poem!
Yes, we HAVE to show up,,,, difficult
Watered my vines took Lily for a short walk in the yard ( she is suffering with leg joint problems) made a post on my blog.
Unfortunately Amazon stopped taking orders from Israel.
Love the flow in the painting!
You are doing the thing every day - showing up, finding the little moments. I so admire your tenacity!
Fingers crossed your prize will get there safe and sound. We will test the shipping waters! xoxoxox
In this diptych I am especially enamored of the both-and of the continuity between the inner edges of the two pieces set side by side juxtaposed against the slight irregularities, disruptions, and 'imperfections' of that continuity.
Also huzzah! Thanks for the shout-out—I love the way you told the little works of art, beauty of well-crafted words, joy of connection and friendship in grief-ridden days story. I agree 100%—yes, please!
And thanks for appreciating the diptych and the wandering landscape of creating it...kindredness! xoxoxoxo