Here and Now

Here and now, you will ignore me

As though I am not an artist sincere

As though you will never adore me

For the prolific work presented here

You will scandalize me

You will ostracize me

You will stain my name.

When I die, you will speak my name

Praise my gifts as though you cared

For me when I walked this hard earth

Offering esteem never before shared

You will recognize me

You will eulogize me

You will speak my name.

Strangers will come as friends

Stand tall and tell my story

At this time of final amends

They will sing of me in glory

They will verbalize me

They will idealize me

They will speak my name.

Finally, my creativity will know

The highest energy from appreciation

As favor upon me death will bestow

In a plethora of posthumous validation

Death will elegize me

Death will prize me

Death will shout my name.

Yet, here and now I want you to see

How I want my living to be

Here and now, why not recognize me?

Accept the gifts I offer you

As I struggle to walk this cold earth

Why not a salute to help me through?

Here and now, please humanize me

Here and now, please actualize me

Here and now, please speak my name!

copyright 2009, Georgette Jones

Art in Nature

As late spring eases into early summer, more often than not, the inspirations for creating art are: The Japanese maple in my front yard, which provides shade for the newly-planted white begonias residing under it; the abundant variety of trees lining almost every avenue of the city; the lovely Huron River showing glimpses of herself in unexpected places; the colors of nature endlessly flaunting themselves in hues of green, purple, red, yellow and blue; the clear sky; the fresh air......Can anyone deny that a Master Creator dwells among us?

Being among nature stills my inner self, while stirring my passion to paint. How does viewing nature make you feel? What do you like most about nature?