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Shelley Lowell

  • Paintings & Poetry 2004-Present
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Moon Harvest

Moon Harvest

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

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