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Beautiful, thoughtful and inviting scenes of Long Island
and New York City, featured in both words and brush
strokes.
(see samples below)
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 “Shipman’s
Gamecock Cottage”
(Inspired by a painting by Irene Ruddock)
My little island is this cottage.
A sanctuary’s view of serene blues
and plush, mossy greens.
There is respite from the world here
and yet –
it is here that the world rests.
Ever-expanding circles
of cross current waters stir
just beyond my shores,
and the sea beckons to be sailed.
My spirit flows with the tides.
I have traveled afar
from the comfort of this cottage.
A seafarer’s journey in the mind
brings back a multitude of gleaming treasures –
sunset hues warm enough to bathe in,
and cresting waves that glisten like so many diamonds.
The sky opened up this morning
and the tawny red roof of my dwelling
grew darker with the gliding sheets of rain.
Dancing on the windows was
the reflected light from my soul’s next voyage –
a beacon to guide me home.
Cristina M. R. Norcross
December 4, 2005 |
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 “Vermont
Village”
As blue-white snow drifts
enrobe the sleepy village,
peacefulness hums a gentle refrain,
like the chiming hymns of distant church bells.
Clouds move across the dusky sky
as lazy as a bird’s outstretched wings.
A rabbit’s downy soft fur like pearls,
hovers above the spire.
As twilight falls...
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