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A new poem, an old painting:

Lessons Learned
By Joy Murray

I wanted to teach them all about the wonders of the world
How a billion is a number so big
You can’t count it
How the universe is expanding and 
New stars are being born
How in a square inch of earth
There exists an entire universe of plants, bugs, and microscopic life

An invisible germ could make you sick
A small pill could bring back health
In one lifetime a person transforms over and over again
As if they walked through portals that changed them in ways none of us could imagine
And yet we still can communicate, play, and love each other

I had so many stories, rhymes, and songs
To share with them

Then one day they walked through a portal
Into adulthood
And every lesson I taught was muted
Scrambled by codes I can’t quite understand

We call to each other
Across a great distance of age and time
But nothing I have to teach them
Can span the gap
That expands naturally
Even in our universe of love

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Great blog post by Gwenn Seemel who is not on facebook or any social media, so subscribe to her blog if you want more of this brilliant artist’s paintings and insights. Click the link to her post on Solastalgia, too, for a new word that will help us define some of our fear of modern life.

https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2025/0225-shimoda/

The snow finally melted and I was able to get out of the house on my own. Thanks to friends who helped de-ice my ramp. I went for a stroll in the 58 degree, sunny weather. Then I came home and painted this tree.

I hope you get a chance today to get a break to appreciate what nature and your imagination offer today.

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This blog is brought to you by the generosity of people who support me on Patreon , buy my art, and who support me in so many different ways.

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Cards and prints of some of my art is available on Redbubble – also T-shirts and stickers and other unique items. When you click an image on Redbubble, in the lower right hand corner you’ll find a link to all the various products that these are printed on. If you have any trouble finding what you’re looking for, let me know. joyzmailbox@gmail.com

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To everyone striving to make the world a better place and not letting tyranny and fear push them from a path of kindness and compassion for their fellow humans. Thank you for holding space in your hearts for us all. That is true love. I created this painting in 2018.

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Prints of this painting are here: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/167848965?ref=studio-promote

This blog is brought to you by the generosity of people who support me on Patreon , buy my art, and who support me in so many different ways.

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Cards and prints of some of my art is available on Redbubble – also T-shirts and stickers and other unique items. When you click an image on Redbubble, in the lower right hand corner you’ll find a link to all the various products that these are printed on. If you have any trouble finding what you’re looking for, let me know. joyzmailbox@gmail.com

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