| | Jody wrote: "Perhaps it is due to the influence of the old poetic masters on my subconscious, but in the first stanza when you talk about "fear", and "ferried", I thought you were alluding to something more akin to Charon, the ferryman who carried souls across the river Styx and was surprised at the allusion to Icarus, but pleasantly surprised!"
From Charon to Icarus, ain't that traveling a long distance!
Hey Jody, thanks for your comments. I couldn't feel more insecure and akward talking about poetry--perhaps it is the height of arrogance for a non-poet to write such a thing--because I had/have no clue as to what I am doing and I don't know nothing about poetry; other than I was trying express a nuanced deep feeling. But you are correct about "ferried" over the river Styx...but I only recalled that association from some distant memory but it did name the feeling of someone helping me over a very difficult stretch of time.
The link to the painting is of an unfinished version the one below is the finished painting.
http://www.michaelnewberry.com/studioupdate/2005-02/
I don't know if it is appropriate to comment on, but the painting and poem are in honor of the women that have supported and facilitated my vision as an artist.
Michael
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