THE ART AND HEART OF RESILIENCE
Are we the same? Cut from the same fabric?
In moments of doubt, we have trusted our hearts and heard our inner voice telling us: that it will all be fine, just take one step at a time, that this too shall pass for pain does not last.
Aren’t we all artists?
For it is an art to live with courage.
It is an art to put yourself out there.
It is an art to be fearless.
In this exhibit, I have used a little freedom of expression and a whole lot of paints and colours to express a few of our complex emotions.
Hope that in my work you find the heart of resilience.
CHLOE
I feel it on my face
Pushing in my body
Caressing my soul
Like a warm embrace
The softness of the breeze
The touch of the sea
Inspired by its beauty
I feel nature in me
I float in the feeling
I admire the strength
The rise and fall of the tide
That says
Don’t give up
Walk, walk along with me
Celine
Survived and conquered
A storm so huge
Why me is not what you can say
For someone it always is
If killing could solve
Some would die
But does it take away
What lies in thought
Can we really change
The mindset that runs deep
Do we stand afar
And watch it all drown
Or jump to salvage
For choices we have
For choices we make
ESME
You perky charmer
Colourful and quaint
You sit so quite
Your touch so faint
I can’t hold you
You fly so quick
You caress my cheeks
And send my heart racing indeed
You flutter and perch
You catch eyes and gaze
You bring to life every sense in me
I can’t have you as mine
As you are free
But you stay in my heart
Little birdie so sweet
LUCIE
You have in you
The power to break
Every convention, every norm
That has been set so straight
The fire within
Will make you roar
Your courage, your mettle
Will make you soar
As you fight
A conquest so brave
Show valour so great
That speechless they will be
Left only to say
Have it your own way
Have it your own way
CHARLOTTE
I know I am judged
I know you disapprove of me
And you may be right
I have no defense
I know I am beautiful
And I have flaws
I strive for love
I strive to be seen
To be seen
Beyond my imperfections
For I have courage
To own my scar
To wear it on my sleeve
Compassion and kindness
Is all we need
For you are flawed too
May be, just a little differently than me
EMMA
Sometimes it is beyond
Beyond you and me
There is nothing to question
There are no answers
Sometimes it is the space
The space between you and me
You are the ocean
You put my life into perspective
I am humbled
And I feel grounded
Like a small part
Of your vastness
TAMARA
I build with you
Brick by brick
I walk with you
Step by step
I have in me residing in deep
A fire that aches to be in peace
And through the cracks
That light still shines
Happiness is when you call
When you think of me
When you want to be with me
When I know that I am on your mind
For happiness is in knowing
That I am wanted
That I matter
That I always will be
A part of you
NAOMI
I swim in deep
I bask in the sun
Every of pore of me
Is soaked in water
I feel alive
I feel refreshed
I open my eyes
To a never-ending blue
I feel healed
And nurtured by its warmth
As it soothes my soul
And gives me perspective
To think anew
ANNETTE
Can there be a way
To express how it is
To be all on your own
Yet free and in bliss
Restless in crowds
Peaceful on rooftops
The heart smiles
And a voice in me says
What is it that you want?
Sometimes not knowing
Is a drain
Sometimes knowing too much
Is pain
Faces we see
Words we hear
Slowly fade away
And are lost in me
As I drift away in time
ELODIA
A pristine blue
Envelopes your eyes
Snow peaked mountains
Bellows of wind gushing through you
The expanse of the universe
Is colored and true
And the waves come by
Nudging, to talk to you
You sit by the sand, listening
And nature plays its magic
Striking a chord
Deep within you
DELPHINE
I see in your eyes
A reflection of me
As I feel seen
My soul dances
To a rhythm unknown
For I feel no fear
For I know that my heart will be taken care of
For tiny is big
And the little things are everything
I can share stories
I can share my world
For I see in your eyes
A reflection of me