16x16 (22x22 with frame). Matted and framed (black frame). Watercolor, acrylic, and ink.  

Some Live As If lyrics by Paul Willson

Forgotten by the sun at the bottom of the sea Down where dawn’s red fingers can't reach

Some live as if in one long night Only lit by wraiths and wisps of light

beings look a bit different down here Darkness will do that after some years

alien angles jagged and smooth Pale white and bright as shining jewels In a sodden world pitch black and cold

How can anything manage to glow?

Claimed by the sun on a hill of green Where dawn’s warm touch can be felt and seen Some live as if in endless day lit by inexhaustible rays

Beings seem as great as the gods up here Nectar will do that after some years

Heavenly shapes and ambrosia on trees Each color and taste unable to please

In a brilliant world of white and gold How can light not reach the soul?