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Flowers for West Town by Ouizi in Chicago | STREET ART UTOPIA

Source: Flowers for West Town by Ouizi in Chicago | STREET ART UTOPIA

“The Cigarette Girl” on Masticadores USA | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

(Photo by Taylor on Unsplash)

Happy Sunday! I’m pleased to share that my poem, “The Cigarette Girl,” has been published today on Masticadores USA. I want to thank Barbara Harris Leonhard for publishing it. Please visit Masticadores USA and check it out! Thank you!

The Cigarette Girl

by Dawn Pisturino

An unlit cigarette dangled carelessly from her mouth.

Dark eyes glowed with ecstasy

As pointed fingernails dug furiously into her palm.

She inhaled sharply with each bloody gouge,

Enjoying the pain and sight of blood

Running onto the concrete floor.

She was known in the neighborhood as

The Cigarette Girl. . .

Please go HERE to read the rest of the poem.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Have a blessed Sunday.

Dawn Pisturino

January 21, 2024

Copyright 2024 Dawn Pisturino. All Rights Reserved.

Source: “The Cigarette Girl” on Masticadores USA | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

सच्चे एहसास / True Feelings – Kaushal Kishore

 

सच्चे एहसास 

कभी ख़त्म नहीं होते, 

वे दब जरूर जाते हैं कहीं रेत में, 

लेकिन फिर से उभर आते हैं, 

जब आंतरिक लहरें बहाने लगती हैं 

रेत की कुछ परतों को…

✴️✴️✴️✴️✴️✴️

True feelings are eternal; 

they may get buried 

somewhere in the sands, 

but resurface when 

inner waves start washing away 

some layers of the sand…

*

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: सच्चे एहसास / True Feelings – Kaushal Kishore

Street art | De malinha pronta

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

HENRY WARD BEECHER

Art is a line around your thoughts.

GUSTAV KLIMT

Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.

PAUL KLEE

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

PABLO PICASSO

Photos : Filipa Moreira da Cruz 

Source: Street art | De malinha pronta

Revisiting a Reminder: Don’t Count Me Out | From Behind the Pen

Image Credit:  kai Stachowiak

The song Cher sang, “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” from the movie “Burlesque” is one of my battle cry songs. To all of you who feel like you’ve been brought down to your knees, to the point of breaking (I am included), I employ you to stand up, straighten your back, and fight for the self-preservation of your mind, body, and spirit. When they count you out, no matter who “they” may be, count yourself in. You are a Warrior!

Winning the battle

Adamant

Rising to the occasion

Resolute

Introspection and examination

Overcoming obstacles

Running with determination

Originally published on From Behind the Pen (July 20, 2022)

Source: Revisiting a Reminder: Don’t Count Me Out | From Behind the Pen