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I Know Why I Sit Here

i know why i sit here before this blank canvas amidst the arena of his scattered paints those lines now barely visible soon explode into colors scapes where i escape that is why i sit here staring at the canvas here is the silence here is where the wordless artist reveals what is not there, is here i am left with my simple needs to sit and grasp, understand what is, is what is not, is not and today i cannot remember just exactly where in the dictionary i left that word this is why God created the artist to remove writes block from poets who lives next door but do not tell them that artists believe a picture is worth a thousand words or more any poet will tell you this is nonsense i came here looking for one word and i found it here in the silence with the artist Playa Hermosa 91 for Dennis Kling who is the only artist, i know of with an airhorn marked with "PoetAlert"

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Date: 6/3/2023 8:21:00 AM
Dear Timothy, I am enthralled by the textured, museful finesse of your poetic pen! I adore the contemplative contrast drawn here between a visual and a word artist. I especially admired; "and today i cannot remember / just exactly where in the dictionary / i left that word" - wow! and also; "artists believe a picture is worth / a thousand words or more / any poet will tell you this is nonsense / i came here looking for one word /and i found it here / in the silence with the artist. Indeed, your splendid poetry is rich and inspiring! Warmest wishes, my friend.. ~Susan
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Date: 6/4/2023 8:08:00 AM
thank you Susan, and your comment says much as to why we are here amidst beloved colleagues....as i am devoted to the beauty of your lunar observations, you strike deep into me....the beloved state of lunacy....such as Li Bai (701-762) drowned while embracing the moon’s reflection on the Yangtze River....it is beautiful and our jewel to embrace
Date: 5/31/2023 6:51:00 AM
Artists, painters and poets are of the same guild of artisans and mutually share interests in their ways and this is what i get from your fab poem superbly musing about it all. Kudos!! >>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<^^^^^^^^>>>>>>>><<<<<< Plz also read and comment my newest poem too.
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Date: 5/31/2023 11:48:00 AM
i often would sit there with him watching each brush stroke, his command of attention with each canvas....imagine a balcony with a vista of coconut trees swaying in the wind coming off the ocean as dolphins play in the waves and the air filled with pelicans and magnificent frigates lost in a soar, sky filled with wings
Date: 5/31/2023 4:04:00 AM
ah, I love your beautiful mind, and I know it is of great sadness when the genius misplaces a word. Tell you what, the Universe at large with its big cupped caring hands is saving them for you, and one day they will be returned to you, and to your surprise, the artist and the poet will be having a beer beneath the canopy of night, with the stars spangling and cheering you on. Sending love prayers and heart ties, so you don't fly away too soon :)
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Date: 5/31/2023 11:43:00 AM
thank you so much, Rose....i have been enjoying you on Youtube....the artist and i enjoyed many a beer....it was Sherlock Holmes that said the answer to the clue has been hiding within until needed....you are quite correct
Date: 5/30/2023 2:13:00 PM
Oh, goodness, Timothy! This is an Instant Fav! I’m jst returning from ~3 mos ill,~4 gen anesthsia surgeries, &=walked the dge of death’s clift. My artwork, poetry, & Jimkept me going. It is vis. Art holding my life now. In it i have found the words ME & JOY, WHEREAS Lately poetry is more Work. I’ve been living in this poem’s reality. Thanks
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Date: 5/25/2023 8:46:00 PM
Enjoyed your descriptive drawing forth and your choice of hues and tone.
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Date: 5/24/2023 7:06:00 PM
And I know why I read your poetry. It inspires me.
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Timothy Ray
Date: 5/24/2023 7:09:00 PM
that is a good thing....

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