Kiss
watercolour and lipstick on paper
12″x18″
what’s in a kiss?
a certain kind of bliss
the answer to a wish
a reason to exist
that’s all in a kiss
there’s more to a kiss
things we usually miss
kinaesthetically intensely sexually sensual
kaleidoscopically insanely stupendously splintered
connection instigating saturnalian sensation
calm inspiring sublime serenity
things in a kiss we usually miss
that’s what makes much more to a kiss
© Cindy Lapeña, 2011
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
watercolour on paper
11″x15″
silence in the old city
looking over the blue sea
ancient white buildings
in bright sunlight shimmering
do mossy walls keep
things out or things in?
does the silence mean peace?
do the buildings give rest?
are the mossy walls sound?
is there fun in Old San Juan?
© Cindy Lapeña, 2011
Company
watercolour on paper
12″x18″
everyone knows two is company
you can spend a day in harmony
talk or silence won’t matter at all
just having you there as close as can be
is the perfect way to share your company
© Cindy Lapeña, 2011
The Fast Lane
watercolour on paper
12″x18″
What do you see in the fast lane?
zipping images through a window pane
faceless people who have no names
you don’t see anything in the fast lane
What do you feel in the fast lane?
daring, challenge, anger, pain
fast and flowing, you can’t complain
there’s only stress when you’re in the fast lane
What do you get in the fast lane?
heat, smoke, dust, nothing to gain
excitement, tension, a driver’s bane
rest is eternal in the fast lane
© Cindy Lapeña, 2011
Tyger Tyger
watercolour on paper
14×16
Tyger, tyger wrote a poet
in the shadows, thought he saw it
if it drew near you’d never know it
barely hear the grass around it
Tyger, tiger fearful creature
we cringe in fear at your raw nature
barely moving silent mover
glorious masterpiece of nature
Tyger, tiger do you ever
know how much fear in us you render
calm and patient stand you there
panicked, scared, we favour prayer.
© Cindy Lapeña, 2011
flitter flutter little butter
fly from flower to flower
what purpose? what care?
sip all the nectar that you dare
flutter by on wings of blue
or any other rainbow hue
i gasp in pleasure watch you flitter
you care for naught but where
to find another pretty flower
© Cindy Lapeña, 2011
The body moves
but the soul dances
The voice may be heard
but the heart sings out
The mind invents
but the spirit creates
All art emanates from their creators
All creators live through their art
© Cindy Lapeña, 2011
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