empty lines of her life
filled with henna
weaving together the
past and present
into patterns with
details all
coming together to
form an intrinsic
portrait of a woman
who is part and parcel
to the uniqueness
painted in the
swirling lines
capturing
it all in the essence
she calls “ME”
giving it to all
of “YOU”
© August 2012
Renee Espriu
I have finally managed to capture a photo of the portrait I finished of my youngest daughter’s children to show you here. I am not very savvy about taking photos or how to enter them onto the computer so thank heaven for email. The proportions are off and there is the light from the flash on the first one but hope you get the idea. My daughter took the photo after the portrait was framed. I do undertake art apart from my site.
© Renee Espriu
Four pairs of eyes
watching me
unaware
all brown, one blue
I am entranced
by their smiles
where
they are captured
there in their
youth
varied colored hues
remaining
timeless
forever standing
still
within my
portrait borders
a gift given
freely and
to few
© December 2011 Renee Espriu
Image by Artist Donald Zolan
Sleep come take her to
hold in your arms like
a passionate love who
will wipe away the tears
of pain and despair to
wrap around her a warm
embrace to quell her
trembling there to frame
her face with her long
dark hair as a portrait
of innocence reposing so
now sleep come take her
© September 2011 Renee Espriu
Dedicated to all mothers or those who have loved ones they have watched in pain when they are not well and want and hope only that it cease so that a peaceful sleep can overcome.
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