Art and Poetry

Happy Valentine's day everyone!

So today I decided to put some order into my bookshelf and came across an old, stained copy of the poetry/art book that my mother and I made 16 years ago.  It was a fun little project to do together. My mother was into writing poetry at the time and she asked if I would do some illustrations for her poems and construct a little book.

As I flipped through and read it, I suddenly became compelled to share it.  She wrote such wonderful poetry...she hasn't written any since. I guess it was one of those magical moments in time that will never happen again and I am so glad we have this book to remember it by.

Here is a poem and the painting that went with it.  This was a Sumi-e painting...

That Unspeakable and Nameless Beauty

by Veronica Baker

Whisps of rain are falling now

tendrils of delicate wetness

that turn to angry flashes 

and walls of water

tumbling down.

The desert waits

ready to receive

freely taking the gift of the sky

as it is freely given.

And in return the desert gives

with breathless silence

and eternal grace

that unspeakable and nameless beauty

of its own.