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*The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid* 6 million or more flowers to honor the dead It's such a little thing-- remembrance, with flowers a labor of love that would take many hours Hardly even a start to make reparation for the Shoah's lost lives, mass graves, and cremation Wish this project were allowed, and I could take part at the very least I pray --garlands from my heart *by "Atticus"? (This is a poem I wrote just now, in order to illustrate a point with this piece of art I did recently on FineArtAmerica, now giving it the same name as this poem, Hours of Flowers. So... I found an old photo of a guard tower and empty concentration camp field behind barbed wire -- in the public domain -- and eventually revamped it using Pixlr... I placed and re-sized each blossom, and added prayer-warrior faces and hands to the scene. I think it's also inspired by reading "Behind the Canvas" by Alexander Vance... imagining that if only my canvas could spring to life and make a positive impact on humanity...???)

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Date: 5/28/2024 8:19:00 AM
Hello, I love the flow of your piece. Nicely done.
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Michelle Smith
Date: 5/28/2024 1:18:00 PM
Thanks, Lissette :)
Date: 5/28/2024 8:15:00 AM
lovely write - I'm sure your work brings a smile to everyone's face, as it did mine
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Michelle Smith
Date: 5/28/2024 1:19:00 PM
Thanks Jack. :) Well, maybe a smile or a tear?

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