I visited the Oracle as usual early this morning, and her words so much reminded me of the NASA photos of Jupiter I saw recently that I did something I haven’t done in a very long time–I painted a piece of art especially for her words, rather than searching through my archives. It’s still wet, so the colors may change when it dries, and it doesn’t exactly resemble Jupiter, but it’s the spirit more than the exact image that I wanted to capture.
The cosmos is endlessly and unbelievably beautiful, despite the havoc humans may be imposing on our tiny and insignificant blue planet. A little perspective does the psyche good.
born in the blush
between air and breath
like laughter dancing naked
over oceans of ferocious life
the voice of the universe
embraces the holes
in our foolish desires
sailing them open
into a vast sky of magic nights
surrounded by dazzling stars
K. 
I feel like Jupiter and our Earth have merged in your words and art. I love the connections and inspiration—NASA, the Oracle, the cosmos. . .It’s funny (or not) that I was just writing about similar types of connections for work writing. 🙂
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The Oracle likes to keep all the channels open. Thanks Merril.
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loving those pearlescent, metallicised swirls…
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Thanks Phil. I have a soft spot for metallic paint.
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Gorgeous, Kerfe. Geeked you painted it especially for today’s Oracle wisdom.
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Thanks Jade. At one time I did new art for every poem. Hard to believe now.
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Well you built yourself a cache of images, and when you do create new art it’s a joy to yourself and others. Sounds pretty good to me 🙂
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It’s true, I have a lot to choose from. That’s a good thing.
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Your art is beautifully active and full of movement to mirror
“ oceans of ferocious life
the voice of the universe”
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Thanks Laura.
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You’ve been having fun with color, huh. Good for you. Ever seen NOVA The Universe 5 part series? Story and image, all amazing. You might be well pleased.
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I don’t watch TV, but it does sound like something worth watching.
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This watercolor is amazing! And the poem fits so well!! Sparky has been avidly looking up the images from the Webb Space Telescope… Of course he shared some of them with me and your painting does justice to the swirling beauty of the planet!
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Thanks Muri. I’ve always been fascinated by those photos. They just keep getting better and better.
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A perfect match of words and image, Kerfe, and I agree about perspective: it puts our human nonsense in its proper place where it belongs!
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Thanks Ingrid. Sometimes we need to step out of ourselves.
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This is glorious! The words and the painting. The idea of there being something unique between air and breath, and those oceans of ferocious life. So beautiful and wild.
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Thanjs Jane. As always, the Oracle knows what I need.
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Voyager and the latest from Webb are keeping me going. These are both sublime and who’s to say your colors don’t match exactly what another, non-human pair of eyes might see?
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I agree, the photos are a lifeline. And perhaps every planet is a chameleon. We can interpret them as we will.
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“like laughter dancing naked
over oceans of ferocious life”
I am awed by this line, Kerfe and your freshly painted art piece is awesome.
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Thanks Punam.
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Love Jupiter. Its surface is amazing, isn’t it, with all the crazy swirls. Your painting is marvelous. A true jazz riff on a great melody.
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Thanks Aletha. Those photos from the cosmos continue to inspire.
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Hi Kerfe, your poem is very beautiful. I like your painting, the colours are lovely.
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Thanks Robbie. I can’t get enough of those NASA photos. So mysterious.
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