This electric sun
fusing the wiring of me.
How can I not be?
photo and haiku by clinock
summer
Pool Party
at the hot pools
intimate liquids of passion
overflow reality
and ten beings
of indeterminate gender
race or species
gather together this night
to celebrate
an anniversary of light
a forgetting of time.
in slippery skins
strawberry champagne
laughter and flowers
they lantern the dark
with blushing desires
and cascading hearts
dance the wet dance
under summer stars
serenading the lovers
and the naked moon.
painting and poem by clinock.
Pool Party: acrylic and mixed media on canvas. 30″ x 20″ (76.2 cm x 50.8 cm).
Redux, 2013.
The Lion Cometh – 1 – (Redux)
Leo is my sun sign – on Wednesday the sun entered the astrological sign of The Lion, always a potent and pivotal force for change, strength and confirmation in my life.
I am re-posting my ‘Celebration of Leo’ series from last year with some edits here and there. This constitutes a blogging summer break of sorts for me as I give my days renovating my patio and condo and preparing my art for a few local community exhibitions. Summertime, for me, is not the “lazy, hazy days” of the song but a time when I feel at the peak of my focussed energy and accomplish more than at any other time of year. In this month of my day of birth I conjure the strength and power of the lion and the subtle wisdom of the domestic cat. Under the mid-year sun and it’s heat I am more myself than I am in all other seasons.
My Leo Star, drawn from the astrological colours given to this sign.
Even though the nature of the lion is a powerful part of who I am, his domestic kin, the pussycat, is a more present and comfortable spirit that shares my days. I waver frequently between both energies.
This and the next few posts will be in honour of the Lion, in words, images and music…
Leo wall art by unknown artist, Italy. / Leo Star by clinock / British Lion painting by L D Luard. / Cat photo of Mr. Bunbury who died last year, still cherished and missed. / You Tube video by great Canadian singer, Bruce Cockburn.
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