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Blueberry Bill

I

Spring comes, a late dream with a finite hope:
trilliums and mayapples,
bright tears in forest shadows. Sun
ripples and fields freshly furrowed;
ripe, black fields.

Bill comes down the road
(all tamped dirt, too damp yet for dust),
his fingers not dark and he smiles
with his George Armstrong Custer mustache,
courier bag beneath his arm. He smiles
a mouth full of forget-me-nots.

II

In these parts, churches are built on corners.
Sidewalks converge there,
and god and the tall bell tower on the sky,
and little sparrows at dusk.
The years, too, live there
like cracks in stained glass windows.

Bill sits in a stonewood pew

His eyes are spoons,
empty and bright. He has
taken to counting the clock-
ticks in absence; pages
flutter in his lap, but
he does not read.

If I should listen
hard enough, some
old dead will find the
voice to speak into
these hours, he thinks.
Nights pass like this.

There is only quiet;
that endless tick ticking,
those pages as they ruffle
beneath his patient fingers,
the creak of furniture
like scolding old friends
around him.

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Edouard and Alexander in the gardens, drawn in the style of Parmagianino's painting studies. I clearly remember, I drew this just after visiting a special Parmagianino exhibit at the Gallerie National in Ottawa, Canada.

This is very old. I drew it in 2003. The story was already several years old at that point, so I guess it gives you an idea of how long it has taken me to get even to this point in its development.

Just recently moved from my old gallery at ~jamberry to this one. I want to keep all the [link](DeLis) things together.

It's really a pity that I don't draw much anymore...

EDIT: It was a bit crooked and out of proportion, so I fixed that up a little. <3

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~PlayinTheDead Feb 24, 2013

Very old, yes, Very lovely, even more yes.

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*KanchanCollage Oct 10, 2011 Traditional Artist

You should draw more often.

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*jamberry-song Oct 10, 2011 Professional General Artist

I am getting back into it, slowly but surely. Thank you.

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~Cszemis Oct 10, 2011 Student Writer

So beautiful..

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*jamberry-song Oct 10, 2011 Professional General Artist

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~chipiri Nov 20, 2010

It IS a pitty that you don't draw much if this washow you drew back in aught three! I like it! It's very tender and I like 18th century boys. Thanks for posting!

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~sazuoche Nov 6, 2010

I don't know why, I just love the classic gay~

Just so beautiful n elegant~ JUST LOVE IT!

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~sazuoche Nov 6, 2010

Love this!

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~Perplexville Apr 20, 2010

nice work:>

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~RawPoetry Mar 28, 2010 Photographer

It most definitely is a pity that you don't draw much anymore, this is fantastic!

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