Tag: nature
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“If the Stars Were Not Out”
by Jade Nicole Beals A whispered line overheard in the night as I slept from through the open window that overlooks mostly unpopulated woods: I considered, half-dreaming, The line has been spoken protectively, ‘though I am safe, and I fell back to sleep. I think, in any case, you would still have come. A surgeon […]
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Sun Shower
My latest painting is complete! “Sun Shower” by Jade Nicole Beals, January 17, 2023, 18 x 24 acrylic on wrapped canvas, can display directly on wall or in a frame, shown close up in natural light.
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A Leaf Composition
a sketch from imagination, arranging leaves for abstract practice, pocket book December 29, 2022. 💕—Jade
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Wild Sumac: Look, Don’t Touch, and Definitely Don’t Eat
This is a sketch of the wild sumac growing outside my window. In North America, this plant is poisonous, but in the Middle East you can eat them and may find the berries made into dressing in certain classic dishes. I sketched the sumac quickly as an art lesson I’d found that looking at shapes […]
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“Note”
poem read aloud for your listen Note by Jade Nicole Beals The dark does not hide what I would like to see A still star is still prettier than a shooting star, despite the rarities in science. Fireworks in the sky as a display are not a thing I’ve sought out after, but there is […]
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In the Midst of Christmas Lights
🎄Christmas lights are set up at La Salette in Massachusetts.✨✨The whole place is decorated this way and with art made by hand; it is beautiful to walk through at night, and the display returns each year.🎄✨💕It’s the kind of place you can go to again in a season and appreciate different things you may have […]
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Mountain Peak
“Mountain Peak” by Jade Nicole Beals, original abstract acrylic painting on 20 x 24 canvas, December 12, 2022.
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pocket verse: haiku and tanka
Each are separate poems all written in the same couple of days —Jade Nicole Beals * 1 I’ve changed all the locks I still love you 2 my cat naps he snores like soft weeping my tears, but l don’t know our reason 3 the soft, plush vacuumed rug I notice so much more in […]
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tending
if there’s too much algae in this lake my hands will tend to that to pull out what is not in one’s heart, not possible, thankfully in love, we move afloat in a dance anyway
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change
love me less and expect nothing the volcano says it’s not going to erupt, and so it doesn’t the great lake shrinks into a paper cup yeah right; the lake still thrives from here Jade
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a short selection of short verse
I wrote these today; I knew I was desiring to write poetry and hadn’t remembered the form ‘til recently when I found a book I’d already had Haiku Mind while arranging my books anew. Today, 5 haiku and 1 tanka: 1 I’ve changed all the locks I still love you * 2 My cat naps […]
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Tea Party
“Tea Party” graphite pencils on paper, Nov. 7, 2022 by Jade Nicole Beals, signed dated on back.
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Morningtime My New Place to Pray, to be Shown
I sit bedside to pray on my cushion this Sunday morning; it’s I love you if you want it transcribed; the rest, a caress of my body and mind. Jade
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NaNoWriMo…Which Fiction’s A Go?
NaNoWrimo stands for national novel writing month which takes place in November. Writers can choose to write short stories, essays, a novel, or poetry for the month. Apart from the official guidelines, I will “win” no matter the word count but will check word count a little further along, am mainly using the site to […]
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An Autumn Leaf Found and Pressed, A Gift for Myself
I forgot this was ready yesterday. This leaf is taken out of my book…and it’s preserved, such an art! Thank you. 🍁🌳🙏 Jade
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Berries on the Spot
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Green, Green, Green; Not sure what they are, by default, Don’t eat them. 🙂 Jade
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A Pleasant Surprise, Meeting My Penpal Bethany
It was really nice to meet my penpal Bethany from Virginia today when she came to visit on her way from Western, MA. We met writing blogs 12 yrs ago: a photo.
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Bunnies
Friday afternoon …Bunnies! :)…Hide and Seek. May I play too? Sits with camera. Bunny in front: Okay. But Just This One Time. 🙂
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May Ziadeh’s ‘Green Hut’ in the Wood, Her Preface to a Favorite Book I Came Across
* These words just held me…I didn’t realize the book, translated as Smiles and Tears by May Ziadeh that I was reading in PDF form today was the book titled Memories or German Love, by F. Max Muller that I’d seen cited as a book she’d translated; I’ve read the book in English. And I […]