Love Poem: Art And Loving
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Written by: Joe Dimino

Art And Loving

Tendency is, to apportion 
Love:

like slices of iced sweet
at a party

braying festive, 2 playful swipes 
at a swinging, loaded donkey

(not the husband this time)

toffee for the dear loyal mate -- 

allotment of love, for precious children;

for all our Prayer-family, appealed
a canopy of blessed shade, like that 
bible gourd,

cat and dog needing, also,
some petting reward – no special
reason...just because -- 

to the poet, as with painter,
superseding costume body of flesh, 
art is voice-echo and representative
image

one's deeper beating sentient part

ventricle tools, the writing pad, the brush...

more poignant the words,
broader the expansive, lyrical stroke:
ruled paper or mystifying canvas~ the soul,
       a bottomless well from which to
                                     creatively 
                                        draw
fluid destinies

for controlled dabbing

abundant dashing-splashing

spirit-inspired

awesomely appealing
          
saturating pour --