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Shelley Lowell

  • Paintings & Poetry 2004-Present
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Fading Shadow

Fading Shadow
24 x 48 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2005
Available for sale. Call for price. Giclees available upon request.

My Daughter

That is my daughter
elegant, graceful, slender and tall
She is so full of herself
such a know-it-all teenager

Now, I stand in her shadow
once as elegant as she
Once as know-it-all as she

Now, in her own,
she thinks I know nothing
can do nothing right
She acts like I have grown old and dumb

She struts with
that I-know-it-all stance

I stand here in the shadow
Waiting
I stand for the day she comes around
Waiting
for the day she has her own daughter

I stand here for her
waiting her to realize

I gave her
knowledge, guidance, and love, so
she can stand there
in her glory

I stand here in the shadow
Waiting
patiently, lovingly waiting
I stand here in our shadow

– Shelley Lowell

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