Self Portrait of the Artist as a Young Eternal Being

"I Dream of Jamie" Richard Royce (c)2015 Acrylic on Canvas
Poem "Self Portrait of the Artist as a Young Eternal Being" Richard Royce (c)2006

Flood of exquisite emotional

ecstasy,

trying to capture

the statement of God

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Perfect relationship

angle to angle

of shadow to light

of intensity's calm

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Of shades of the iris

the bright sunny yellow

the tiny crows looming

on rows of the corn

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The absolute silence

the slippery surface

the realization

that I too am God

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I recognize that

God also is troubled;

a perfect reflection point

holograph I

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Trapped in a corner

a victim is checkmate

a convincing posture

to pull off a win

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One uses the power

of intimidation

in vanquished confusion

the mistakes are made

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Have used a position

to harm and forgotten

the reach I, that I cut

hid in cloak of the arts

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A perfect impression

for further encounter

retained as a lesson

of crash to the wall

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Impacting continues

in the same location

until every nuance

in fullness is learned

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Magical smoke

of manifestation

I create my future

as I go along

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My thoughts become good

or maybe not so good

I can or I can't

are decidedly true

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A butterfly changes

the weather in China

as I change the future

by changing my mind

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My small thought is part of

the manifestation

that makes up

the everything if God is all