all paintings and poetry © Jack Nichols

Below is a cross section of poems and images from a work in progress, (a coffee-table book) ...entitled  
                             "Life is Art...Straight from the Heart..."  
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Each two page layout would include a poetry piece - with a corresponding art image.

Heart to Heart

In talking with the heart,
Through the eyes of Love
No limits exist...

There's an eternal optimism
Keeping you safe from uncertainty.

Where the beauty you've found
Comes from the Love you share.

You can hardly wait for each
New moment's surprises.
As they give life new meaning...

Experiencing Love at its newest...
Like Andrea Bocelli at the highest notes.

Made complete through Loves glorious
Celebration of the human spirit,
God's care to us all.

A reminder of how precious
Life and Time and Love really are.

© jack nichols 1953-
             American Painter & Poet

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Fantasy

Committed to the now...
There is a joy unspeakable.
We become taken in the moment
Of each others tenderness.
Consumed with the other's passion..
No words do it justice.

Just free fall..
Go with it.
The fantasy
The reality
The decadence...
Revel in your experience..
The moment
Is
Magical...

© jack nichols 1953-
           American Painter & Poet

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Thanksgiving

Like slow motion previews,

With emotions as images...

The holidays occur long.

The dichotomy of sheer joy for the moment,

Verses disappointments from the past,

Reap havoc on my heart.

Thwarted expectations act like kings from the past,

Fueled by the cacophony of mankind.

Knowing my own,

While feeling that of all others,

In a sea of being...

I... am encouragement.

© jack nichols 1953-
            American Painter & Poet

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The Future

Thoughts of being that which has never been,

Creating to the future from that which hasn't existed,

A paradigm shift of perception.

May we never be quenched by mediocrity...

May our zeal exceed expectations

May our hearts be filled with love and forgiveness

May our dreams come true.

May life live as it is...

Precious, cherished, honored

For in honoring...

We are honored.

© jack nichols 1953-
           American Painter & Poet

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