Day four’s prompt was to write about a painter. I chose Mary Cassett.
Thank You, Mary Cassatt
no need to be a mother
to portray the loveliness
tender and soft
of mother and child
but her woman’s touch
and child’s heart
has given us a glimpse
of a love so real
her courage as a woman
in a man’s world
has given us beauty
has given us joy
in the high calling
of motherhood
“Make your own music. Write your own songs about the things you care about.” – Pete Seeger
I’m still an Avett Brothers novice, but this is exactly what they do. They write what they care about. And the thing is, it’s what a lot of other people care about, too.
For example:
I And Love And You
…One foot in and one foot back
But it don’t pay to live like that
So I cut the ties and I jumped the tracks
For never to return…
When at first I learned to speak
I used all my words to fight
With him and her and you and me
Oh but it’s just a waste of time
Yeah it’s such a waste of time…
…Three words that became hard to say
I and love and you
Not In This Soup Alone 