The Painted Pine Cupboard
by RC DeWinter
Title
The Painted Pine Cupboard
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils-paintography-photopainting
Description
Copyright 2016 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
death duty
stuck inside with the detritus of death
the last one left to sift the remains of a small fusty life
lived in a claustrophobic house
every nerve screamed for deliverance
on that glorious spring day
pulling things out of drawers
out of closets
off shelves
almost weeping at the mountain of boxes
each one full of meaningless paper
accounting for every penny spent by a miserly mind
i swore as i sorted
wiping dust off old junk
going straight to goodwill
stuffing clothes into bags
going straight to goodwill
all the while thinking bonfire
and finally
facing the cupboard crammed with tatty miscellany
chipped ripped dented stained
worthless pretensions to culture
i'd had enough
i ran outside into fresh green air
sank onto lawn and lay there
recovering my humanity
grateful to be able to breathe
three deer picked their careful way
through the forsythia into the yard
one look at me and off they went
bounding away
glorious in their wildness
and i wanted to be one of them
leaping untrammeled in the warm spring sun
free of the counting house
~ copyright 2016 RC deWinter
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Comments (16)
Patricia Taylor
I love the warmth of these closed in objects in a dark space touched by light. Beautiful work! l/f
Marsha Heiken
Gina,Love the Cupboard. I really like your writing.Did you do it. I have Chronic pain,and many health problems,so I understand and relate the writing. I live in my house 24/7. Marsha FV
RC DeWinter replied:
I'm so sorry to hear that, Marsha, I hope for the best for you. Thank you for the kinds words about the poem - yes, it is is mine.
Alana Thrower
Love the perspective and rich colors of this image! Valid words that we all need to be mindful of! l/f/g+
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations for the feature of your artwork on the homepage Greeting Cards For All Occasions 5-27-16, liked!