Gently Fading Fresco
by RC DeWinter
Title
Gently Fading Fresco
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils/chalk-paintography-photopainting
Description
Copyright 2016 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
Blodeuwedd
It took me years to realize
I was never going to be pretty in that way.
You know the way I mean:
born sophisticated, mysterious, graceful,
small-boned, softly delicate,
a bud about to bloom.
Until I did I yearned for lace
and ruffles and all those other girly adornments
some carry off like a second skin,
and thus sadly misguided, wore them.
It was putting lipstick on a pig.
I grew and grew and grew,
long-boned, strong-boned;
No frail flower I - more like an aggressive weed,
the kind you notice straight off
and can't wait to yank out of the garden.
I bought every myth the hucksters hawked
trying to be a prom queen.
But besides too big I was
smart and loud and opinionated
and never could get the hang of
going along to get along.
Boys never asked me out.
In fact, if they could avoid me they did.
If they couldn't they sniggered and laughed
before turning back to the pretty girls
who knew exactly what to do
right out of the cradle.
I was never going to be that girl,
and how I wish someone had just told
me straight to my misaligned face.
And still I didn't get it.
In my heart I was a flower,
shyly blooming in an out of the way corner,
craving tenderness, craving love,
even as I stumbled and argued and laughed much too loudly.
Today, years after finally embracing
my own unusual swanhood,
you see me happy in my me-ness.
I know I annoy some and frighten many,
and those who worship the traditional will never love me.
But in my heart I am still a flower,
an exotic, intoxicating blossom
still craving tenderness, craving love.
~ copyright 2016 RC deWinter
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Comments (40)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #6 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Brooks Garten Hauschild
Beautiful, RC! Congratulations on your special feature in 'Visions of Spring ~ Glances of Summer'. L/v.
Sandi OReilly
Gorgeous work, RC, congrats on Special Feature in Visions of Spring Glances of Summer, F/L
Donna Kennedy
RC, Congratulations on your Feature of the Week in Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer!...L
Photographic Art and Design by Dora Sofia Caputo
Lovely, delicate artwork, Gina! Straight from the heart is right! Amazing work from an amazing person! Congrats! This fine piece is being featured in the Special Featured Artists of the Week Section of the Visions of Spring - Glances of Summer Homepage. F/L.
Bunny Clarke
This is one of the most beautiful works, straight from the heart in the vision and the writing. I'm a short gal, but with many of the qualities you spoke of. No one really likes pure honesty. ;o) After they told me too late. Fabulous work.
RC DeWinter replied:
Nope, no one. I'm so glad you like this, it's from a fresco on the wall of my favorite aunt's house. She died last year so the is a memory of here. Thanks for you lovely encouragement.
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