I dive headfirst into Masonite’s wood fibers
compressed baked & primed
blending boundaries of life,
lightning and death’s
cycle of pain in paint
as a path to tranquility treading
through inner turmoil of vibrancy
A hummingbird in her shell breaks away
the triaged torment
for a moment, quietus cabaret on
cacti untamed canvas
conveys an observer in one’s
own collard greens
Tehuana traditional gown
from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
ripe reds & burnt orange
Oiled in, the gods Xolotl,
guard dog portrayed
Aztec god & fertility goddess
Motherly milky way
flanking figures,
a fiery orb of the sun
& the cool, silvery moon
dualities of balance
Fresco muralist Diego Rivera
cuddled infantile by Kahlo,
adorns a frontal lobe’s
opened third eye
& wears Buddha’s mouth
apprises of oriental wisdom
both his & hers
naïve folk art
enveloped in a cosmic
love embrace of the universe
Original song: Jubilee Song by Jamie Rivera
It's a time of joy, a time of peace
A time when hearts are then set free
A time to heal the wounds of division
It's a time of grace, a time of hope
A time of sharing the gifts we have
A time to build the world that is one
Revised lyrics: Jubilee Song by Jamie Rivera
It’s day of happiness, a peaceful life
A day where minds being set free
A day to recover our bruises
It’s day of faith, a day of chance
A day of giving the things we can
A day unite together as one
RIVERA FRESCOS
plural
mural
LICHTENSTEIN COMIC STRIP
quick flick
so slick
O-'KEEFE PETALS
grownup
closeup
ENCAUTISTA rivera ensor Johns
thermeable
molten
resin
made malleable
burnished
melting
in
luminous
freeflowing
dimensions
in
pubic patterns
Sharita is pondering her choices; and there are many.
Travel to the Rivera with her husband who is grouchy
Stay the weekend with her mother who needs her
Run off to the Orient and make a new life away from both?
She puts on her prettiest lipstick, and grabs her sun hat
Waits for crepes in the courtyard of her favorite restaurant.
A French gentleman approaches to offer her another choice.
Can a woman not look pretty without this kind of attention?
I have fallen in love with a winged dragon alebrijes,
Have to buy it of course, is it signed?
What artisian created this piece of bright gorgeousness?
I look for a signature.
This phantasmagorical creature has none.
No matter.
She is from Oaxaca, the ultimate home of the alebrijes.
Pedro Linares had a fever in the 1940’s.
His fever dreams turned into fantastical creatures.
Made first of papier-mache, painted in Zapotec patterns
Circles, dots and stripes.
Did he know he was starting something big
when he made up the word alebrijes?
Colorful folk art made more famous by
artisians like Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Arturo Cabellero
Alebrijes are hybrid creatures carved in wood, painted in
bright colors.
Representing animal totems or familiars,
they are part of the pop culture of Day-of-the-dead parades.
Horns representing earth, wings representing air,
fins representing water and dragons representing fire.
It makes sense I am completely drawn to the winged dragon.
Frida Kahlo self portrayed her face
though little feeling it was to trace
She began her art whilst ill in bed
of her marriage difficulties,much was said
Diego Rivera ,the husband of Frida Kahlo
did not always true love..show
His many infidelities made her separate
perhaps.causing her art to compensate
A-nnual
N-atal
G-reeting
E-mploys
L-ove
I-n
C-omposition
A-s
R-emembrance
I-n
V-erse
E-xpresses
R-ight
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Angelica Rivera (March 05)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
I-n
V-ictorious
Y-ear's
R-esult
I-ts
V-ision
E-mploys
R-emarkable
A-im
Topic: Birthday of Ivy DR Rivera (March 02)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A-crostic's
I-deal
L-ines
E-mploy
E-ssential
N-ote's
R-emembrance
I-n
V-erse
E-ndorsing
R-egards
A-nnually
Topic: Birthday of Aileen Rivera (January 24)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
G-reatest
L-ove
O-ffers
R-ighteous
I-nfection
A-s
R-eader
I-n
V-iral
E-motion
R-eceives
A-ffection
Topic: Birthday of Gloria Rivera (April 13)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
while I'm with you I'm strong within and without you I'll fall right in I feel like an angel whose wings been torn apart come to figure out those wings we're you so I've gone across the world to find someone that can fix us I've gone over oceans and walked upon lands and yet I have not found someone that can help us so I set upon this broken tree and the only that came to my mind was jesus christ so I ask lord may you please help us so we may no longer be apart for nor darkness nor evil may separate us for destiny is just the beginning of our life's yours truly Fidel Rivera
I-t
V-alidates
Y-our
R-apture
I-n
V-erse
E-mploying
R-ighteous
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Ivy DR Rivera (March 02)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
D-edication
O-f
N-oble
A-uthor
L-ets
Y-our
N-ame
R-ightfully
I-mplement
V-ery
E-xcellent
R-egards
A-gain
Topic: Birthday of Donalyn M. Rivera (December 22)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A-uthor
I-nspires
L-ady
E-mploying
E-uphoric
N-atal
R-egards
I-n
V-ertical
E-xpression's
R-ighteous
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Aileen Rivera (January 24)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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