Down by the Creek Painting by RC DeWinter

Down by the Creek

by RC DeWinter

Canvas Print

$63

Framed Print

$88

Art Print

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Poster

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Metal Print

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Acrylic Print

$94

Wood Print

$66

Throw Pillow

$30

Fleece Blanket

$53

Duvet Cover

$110

Shower Curtain

$73

Bath Towel

$40

Tote Bag

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Weekender Tote Bag

$49

Zip Pouch

$35

Portable Battery Charger

$50

Yoga Mat

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Greeting Card

$7.95

Spiral Notebook

$15

Sticker

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iPhone Case

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Beach Towel

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Round Beach Towel

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Weekender Tote Bag

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Coffee Mug

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Men's Clothing

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Women's Clothing

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Youth Clothing

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Toddler Clothing

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Baby Clothing

$28

Title

Down by the Creek

Artist

RC DeWinter

Medium

Painting - Digital Oils-paintography-photopainting

Description

Copyright 2014 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved

Seeking Sprites

There is a small creek
hidden in the wood
that runs along the far side
of the field out back.
Long ago and far away
there was a cottage too,
long since pulled down;
the fieldstone from which it was constructed
hauled away and put to other uses.
Only the cracked and crumbling stones of stairs
tumbling down from what must have been
the back door remain,
along with slates now overgrown
with the careless and untended
sprawl of nature.
Whoever built that cottage
put it hard against the creek,
a smart decision in the days
when water still was often hauled by hand.

Many's the time I go down there
in the warmth of a summer evening;
I am undisturbed but for the songs of night birds
and the ever-present crickets.
I sit surrounded by green growing things
and peer into the mirror of the creek,
imagining the lives of water sprites
who have never deigned to reveal
their presence.
I know they're there;
occasionally I catch a note or two
of their sweet singing,
much softer, more melodious, than that of birds.
I daresay the tiny rainbow asters
that bloom despite the rock surrounding
are perches for their sunning;
yes, water sprites emerge
when sure no human eyes are present.

Although my chiefest love is the salt water
of the ocean that lies many leagues away,
and dream of being a scaled citizen
of its majestic depths,
I am a prisoner of this interior
with no wild waves in which to revel.
For such a one as I, however,
any water is a gift, better than none.
And so, closing my eyes
as twilight fades to black
I shed my skin, leaving the shadow me
upon on the ground,
and dive, hoping each time to find
the secret sisterhood that swims the hidden creek.
~ copyright 2014 RC deWinter
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