Archive for ◊ December, 2006 ◊

14 Dec 2006 Who Did the Caricature
Author: Dvora |  Category: Dvora  | Leave a Comment

I went to a party at work last January with my friend Layla. At the party they had a bunch of artists doing pictures of or for people. The man doing caricatures was very talented, but he wasnt’ doing as good a job as he could, so when it was my turn, I told him, “please, be merciful to me… I know you are good!” And he gave me a picture I actually liked.

Only I have this problem. I hate hanging up pictures of myself. So I didn’t know what to do with it. Was thinking of throwing it away, I don’t even know the name of the person who drew it – so if he gets famous, I won’t get rich… but then I have a RICH friend. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone wants the original. If so, they should let me know….

02 Dec 2006 Is That Me?
Author: Dvora |  Category: Dvora, Poetry  | Leave a Comment

Is that me – those thick leaves
sheltering an inner core
a bloom not ready
to be revealed
and the hard stone gravel
could not prevent this growth -
It tried…

but once life is ordained
no stones can crush the life out.

Not my God
these utilitarian pieces of gravel
designed to smother
make way for intrusion.

My God is the immovable one
the boulder in a desert giving shade
rolling aside to bring water in need
a foundation in which to build…

Am I these flowers?

The Flowers I Looked at As I wrote this poem