10 x 20 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2009
Private Collection. Giclees available upon request.
Moon Harvest
Fog rolled in
Full moon high
Seeds dormant
Buried centuries past
Sprouted
Bursting forth
Piercing earth’s crust
Massive melons grew
Expanding
expanding
expanding
Thick skin stretched, cracked
Split open
Exploding seedlings
Showered barren dunes
Everywhere
Growing as they fell
Forming leaves, buds, flowers
Instantly naked, parched powder
Turned lush flowering fields
To this day
I remember
The last survivor of my species
Rejoiced
I lived to see this night!
Roots tingled with delight
That night
So long ago
Heavy with mist
Came the dawning of new life
After man’s final destruction
– Shelley Lowell