I'm Still Here
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By the window I feel so warm
The same heat- like beaches, picnics
Wish I could stay here longer.
Time moves so fast, now I am slow.
They speak so fast, rushing, moving.
Cavorting and laughing, -I did too.
But now they whirl past me.
Not knowing that once -I belonged to the race.
Chatter, annoying chatter I hear.
They act like l'm invisible.
Look away for a moment -I am still here !
I lived life the same way you do.
I close my eyes and feel more heat, I used to feel loves' passionate warmth.
The sun lit up my childhood games.
I hold memories in my heart now- only for me.
And still I am - a young mother, a teacher, a bride, a daughter, it's me!
I never stopped being them.
In my thoughts I still AM them.
Dreaming and talking, planning their days.
I have no need for plans.
I live in this moment alone.
I live within today.
You will be here someday and share this space.
I hope you will think of me then.
Youth is fleeting, for all.
You'll still be here but life won't look the same.
Don't call me honey, dear or mother.
I am not yours.
Respect me, look at the person I am inside.
So much more than what eyes can see
When you look at me - I'm still here.
Shut-In
What to make
Of a photograph
Of a man
Walking the
Avenue with
A dog on a leash In black and white?
We know
Nothing about him
Except he was
There then, in
That place in
That time, with
That dog on that
Avenue.
For an instant,
He was a shut-in,
And still is on
Photographic paper.
~ Patricia Gray-Feidt
~ Phyllis Whippen
Meet the Creators
Phyllis Whippen
Primarily a watercolor artist, I’ve been drawing and painting my whole life, working from photographs I take, I love highly detailed projects that are interesting to study and are full of intricate surprises! Landscapes are my favorite! And lots of color!
Patricia Gray-Feidt
Patricia Gray Feidt is an artist who works in all mediums and has shown all over the New England area. She was the owner of 3 New England art galleries. She is the co-owner of MustArt Studios with her daughter, Noelle Keach, which has recently relocated to Ipswich, Massachusetts.