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Beth 3

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Beth 3
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SaintsFranciscan monks in belted umber robes Triplet vows hang from their waists in knots I wonder: Have they found all they have sought Within their pious, self-inflicted woes? Rejecting all the glories of the globe For charity and poverty; do not The unrobed men, with the same lot Take comfort in the godly man who knows The trial of a life full of withouts? And do they also bless their sad complaints? The destitute and lost, the poorest louts Disadvantaged martyrs, hidden saints Without vows, but without earthly things These nuns and monks; in death, the queens and king Saints
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Santa ChiaraUpon the steps a wrinkled woman sat. Above her rose the church, its white façade Shim’ring like the halo of a god. A basket filled with saints’ cards in her lap, She caught me staring, rose quick as a cat And hobbled near. She smiled and gave a nod. Said, “Take this prayer, and earn the grace of God.” I took the card of Saint Clare, asking, “What Shall I do with His grace? But thank you so.” She did not understand my English words; She held her palm turned up, expectantly But nothing did I place into it. “No!” She snapped, and snatched the card away. I heard Her mut Santa Chiara
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Sketches, as promised.

Thu Jun 24, 2004, 8:38 PM

In the scrapbook section.

I'm glad that I'm confident enough with my work these days that I can post and share doodles and failed sketches like this without a long internal debate over whether they're good enough.

A few more to come, at another time.

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Current Residence: Texas
Interests: Many and varied, but mostly pertaining to books, reading, writing, coffee, the web, art, painting...
Favourite movie: Don't really have one, though as far as TV goes, I was obsessed with The X-Files for years.
Favourite band or musician: Depeche Mode.
Favourite genre of music: New Wave. Never mind that I was born in the '80s...
Operating System: XP
Favourite cartoon character: Those crazy Warner Brothers (and the Warner sister); The Simpsons. And... Teen Girl Squad!!
Personal Quote: "The last minute is the best minute."
Tools of the Trade: Oils mostly, along with watercolours, acrylics, conte crayon, pen and ink, and trusty graphite.