and yet…

and
yet the
past appears
to be growing:
not

a
dead age
receding
unremembered,
but

a
hunger
opening
enigmatic
eyes

A lantern poem, inspired by Margo Roby’s suggestion to explore one of the meanings of the word “still”.  The artwork is another exploration based on the work of Thornton Dial, “Eyes in the Jungle”.

I have no rational explanation for the birds, except that after I did the animal skin ground and the eyes, I immediately thought:  this needs birds.  And it did.

Which is a good lead-in to remind everyone that Draw-A-Bird Day (March 8) is fast approaching…

So there you are.