Stevie Wonder - Don't you worry bout a thing For the Weekend

SEVENLING

 WEDNESDAY MUSE # 12


friday nights are always magic
the lights seem brighter - still a buzz about
flowers and wine in the shopping bag

key clicks in the door - it's good to be  home
feet up  - fish and chips -watch a movie -
nod off and never see the ending

weekends have become more precious and shorter with time

Carpe Diem # 1676 Troiku

the aroma of pine
and the young morning's fresh rain
reach my words

Managua




the aroma of pine
wafts through the sheets
hanging on the line

and the young morning's fresh rain
makes me want to stay in bed
i'll lie in today

reach my words
bring me my bow of burning gold
just joking pen and paper will do




 

Self Portrait as a Bridesmaid 1998 - Kerrie Lester

never reaching the pot of gold
at the end of the rainbow
winning the Archibald
the bridge to success
never happened for kerrie
always the bridesmaid
never the bride

Kerrie Lester Artist (1953 - 2016)  was regularly a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize . Her painting Bridesmaid which won the runner up expresses her frustration at never winning. The runner up is chosen by the packers...(the staff who pack and unpack the paintings) In my opinion, in many cases, they are often better than the winners chosen by the judges. The disparity in the prize money shows  contempt for the work which is frequently superior by any criteria to the winning entry.
Being nominated, it seems, by non credentialed packers makes the work less worthy of receiving appropriate and reasonable prize money No runner up has ever gone on to win the Archibald.




Packers working at NSW Art Gallery




a cat can look at a king
a cat may look better than a king
a cat can be smarter than a king

Archibald Prize Winner 2019 - $100,000

Packers Prize 2019 - $1,500







Mid Week Motif - Poets United

Sunday Muse # 59

it would have been so easy
to keep her alive
a few drops
so little

i often wondered
if it was just self centredness
narcissim thoughtlessness insensitivity
or a power trip to make her beg
an act of deliberate hatred

there was a time
not so long ago
when the last option
could never have been addressed
or accepted as a possibility

now  on reflection
it probably is the most likely
there is a lot to be said
for a life spent
head in the clouds
dodging the brutal truth

reality is a ruthless task master
not for the faint hearted
best saved for the pointy end of life

TEARS FOR FEARS "Head Over Heels" 1985 HQ

Wednesday Muse # 11

ducking hunting
smart ducks have all the moves
justice for a change





a life
can be like a movie
background music helps

priorities
buddy is cute and needs a home
alan has his moments
and can provide one






remind me
to never answer the door
again

Sunday Muse # 58

iv'e seen that look before
it's an expiry date look
you've served your purpose look
destination hotel knackery
they shoot horses don't they?

don't feel too bad horsey
humans are treated the same
except
the execution  chamber is pink veneer'd
with smiling carers
sometimes called a nursing home

Almost 4,000 assaults reported in Australian nursing homes last year, inquiry told