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This piece was originally written as song lyrics...

The artwork is an abstraction from one of my life photography works.


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Treasured (1964)

The fog plays host to the salt-laden sea breeze
The night steals the light from the day
The stars hold tight like dying embers
Lay by my side
The day is through

Our touch conveys the touch of poets
Our silence speaks of times gone bye
Our clocks shorten time for mortals
But our love
Will never die

    Treasured are the moments since I met you
    Treasured are your golden reins of hair
    Treasured are the lips you give so freely
    Treasured is this love we share

The dawn introduces night to day
The pines breathe the freshness off the bay
The sun drinks the dampness from the gounds
Our timeless love
Now knows no bounds

Our oneness greets the noneness all around us
The noneness that condemns us as they pray
Brute mindlessness they can't control us
Together two-in-one
We will ever stay

    Treasured are the moments since I met you
    Treasured are your golden reins of hair
    Treasured are the lips you give so freely
    Treasured is this love we share





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