Laetitia Temporum

The Descendent

laexd — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:33:00 -0400

I found a wise old man

over the weekend.

He was not condescending;

the wise man was my friend.

And I did not climb stairways

to meet my learned elder,

I fell o’er a threadbare cat;

listened, whilst I held her.

He crooked a swollen finger,

for he was hard of hearing,

far off eyes, a vapour blue;

not empty, and not leering.

And he chuckled in my ear:

All the answers he had found,

which the flowers chinese whispered

across the foreign grounds.

The way he told it showed me

how his gentle life solutions

were distorted and quite faded

after those emotional ablutions.

Yet each tale was a comfort;

marked one pretty girl, long lost;

beside him, pretty, every day,

despite the draining cost.

Then the blue sky clouded over

his eyes scruted the garden

I questioned ‘Are you well…?’

see the flesh cracks harden.

“Who’re you? Leave me; GET OUT”

for I was not his friend.

And then the nurses came,

though his confusion did not end.

I walked down to the front

for the afternoon was finished;

he no longer knew my name,

though I’d seen his mind diminish.

What a panging pain it is

to share with him cream tea,

whilst his mind is being taken

by that calm, corrosive sea.

The beast

laexd — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:20:36 -0500

The beast

Doodling

laexd — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:18:29 -0500

Doodling

Envelope sketches

laexd — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:32:00 -0500

Envelope sketches

Poorly Expressed Feelings.

laexd — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:33:00 -0400

Somehow, you were brought here,

How, I wish not to know,

One morning I’ll rise and,

You’ll announce you must go,

For you’ll see through the beauty,

That I play and present,

And horrified you’ll be,

Whilst I’ll crave your scent,

Your skin and your hands,

Your icy blue eyes.

How can I know,

Your “I love you”s aren’t lies?

I trust you, I do,

Protect though myself,

Yet I’ll face harm for you,

Surrender sane health.

All my foe, my lover,

My best fucking friend,

I’m scared you’ll be scarred,

If you stay ‘til the end.

So run now if you must,

I am made for that pain,

If you stay forever,

I shall not be the same.

Charcoal on brown paper. From portrait sketchbook.

laexd — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:51:54 -0400

Charcoal on brown paper. From portrait sketchbook.

Dress, handmade, own pattern. In fact, the first dress I ever...

laexd — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:50:47 -0400

Dress, handmade, own pattern.

In fact, the first dress I ever made.

Pencil on brown paper-Unfinished

laexd — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:48:00 -0400

Pencil on brown paper-Unfinished

Elephant. When I can do photoshop I’ll get rid of whoever...

laexd — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:49:26 -0400

Elephant.

When I can do photoshop I’ll get rid of whoever is ruining this photo.

Dinosaur costume, 5 yrs old. The practicality is in the tail...

laexd — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:11:57 -0400

Dinosaur costume, 5 yrs old.

The practicality is in the tail zipping off and on :)

Growing

laexd — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:17:20 -0400

Growing

Envelope sketches- Siamese Tea & biro ~ 5 minutes from life,...

laexd — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:15:07 -0400

Envelope sketches- Siamese

Tea & biro ~ 5 minutes from life, having just de-fleaed her.

Photo

laexd — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:35:15 -0400

The Beast. The sculpture of him ended up in the Saatchi...

laexd — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:13:44 -0400

The Beast.

The sculpture of him ended up in the Saatchi (briefly)

Self portrait

laexd — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:40:04 -0400

Self portrait

Oh rats! …Sorry

laexd — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:18:36 -0400

Oh rats! …Sorry

Broken Angel

laexd — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:10:17 -0400

Broken Angel

Oh rats! …drunk. This is a kind of draft for greetings...

laexd — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:02:00 -0400

Oh rats! …drunk.

This is a kind of draft for greetings cards; I found a website looking for pictures, so time to do these, and my sister is willing to Etsy the beasts.

Town Rat

laexd — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:45:27 -0400

Town Rat

Woman in onions-development piece

laexd — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:42:35 -0400

Woman in onions-development piece