I was originally going to write about an AP article I saw today about zoo animals that paint. [Painting, along with other activities, helps ease boredom and provides a stimulating "task" for animals to do.]
And I was going to write about the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project in Thailand [they train the elephants they care for to paint, then they sell the paintings to help fund conservation efforts].
But then I was thinking about C’s excellent presentation tonight at the county library about Mambo and Oscar Hijuelos, who wrote "The Mambo Kings."
And got lost in deep of reflection…
3 comments:
painting elephants exercise long &
patient vision, waiting
for us to discern lines &
dots as messages
about how reflection stretches
patience
into a pond
ripple
of so many faces in memory
between the lines
dots
lumbering from canvas to rapid
eye
frenzy
for my honey
mambo kings
trumpeting truth
stretching life
lifting souls
-Sandy
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