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POETRY

 

I Build This House, This River Alone

 

I

Blossom me out, calling me
 
From the silence of the unreachable regions,
 
And of my territorial heart.

 

                       
II

It is a terrible beauty, a stone tossed
 
In a rippling circle, then a beat, one
   
Then another, until my breathing

Is no longer razored, jagged,

But like a courageous strong wind

Able to move and be moved.    

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

III
  
Silence! Listen! Beat and breathe and breathe again.

Piece by piece and stone to stone, I build this river, this heart,
         
This house alone.

ABOUT ELIZABETH

 

“Color theory is very important to me for it affects the physiological as well as the psychological perceptions of the viewer.”

Elizabeth Sheehan is a visual artist and poet based in the North Shore area of Massachusetts.  She has exhibited in many exhibitions, open studios, and benefits.  Elizabeth draws inspiration from Fauve painters and German expressionists, as well as her favorites Paul Klee and Marc Chagall.

 
​Copyright © 2010-2023 Elizabeth Sheehan. All rights reserved.
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