Tidelands

'This Moment Becomes a Memory'
18x18" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner

 

Here comes the tide rushing in,

the second of the day.

This landscape changes 

constantly, 

clouds and water

moving.

I never tire of watching the action.

Each glimpse is

different.

these are trying times

'Mudflats' 18x24" oil pastel;  Kathleen Faulkner

I wake to another chaotic news cycle.  

I'm at a loss to understand the thinking

behind the deeds 

of corrupt leaders

I head to the mudflats

that landscape always calms me down 

Looks can be deceiving

'North of Here'  18x24" oil pastel;  Kathleen Faulkner

 

The mudflats call to me.

Like a meditation, I gaze out at them and time stands still.

From where I stand, they look so firm and steady

but I know that if I were to walk out there 

I'd sink to my hips.