{"id":907,"date":"2020-07-29T20:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T20:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/?page_id=907"},"modified":"2020-07-29T20:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T20:04:16","slug":"paintings-verses-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/paintings-verses-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Paintings &#038; Verses 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-light fg-border-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-831\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;data-src-fg&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;data-srcset-fg&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;mask&quot;:&quot;foogallery-{id}&quot;},&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:&quot;150%&quot;,&quot;margins&quot;:20,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}}\" data-fg-common-fields=\"1\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:false,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:false,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;info&quot;:false}}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/RadiantEntity.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Radiant Entity\" data-caption-desc=\"Coming forth in life and light &lt;br&gt;\u2028and humour&lt;br&gt;\nComing forth in strife and fight &lt;br&gt;\u2028and rumour&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nThe sun does not hide behind a cloud &lt;br&gt;\u2028It is we who hide, &lt;br&gt;\u2028And we are the cloud&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nBiff Bam Bazoom goes the band &lt;br&gt;\u2028And the banners&lt;br&gt;\u2028And the bald-faced lies&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nAnd we are the sun &lt;br&gt;\u2028And the hiding cloud&lt;br&gt;\u2028And the radiant entity&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nAnd the dawn sparkles &lt;br&gt;\u2028In its radiant self &lt;br&gt;\u2028On the kitchen shelf.\" data-attachment-id=\"849\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Radiant Entity\" height=\"250\" width=\"187\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/RadiantEntity\/1972592501.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/RadiantEntity\/562017273.jpg 374w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TheGreatFish.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Great Fish\" data-caption-desc=\"It glides back &lt;br&gt;\u2028and forth,&lt;br&gt;\u2028Into and out of &lt;br&gt;\u2028the shadows,&lt;br&gt;\u2028Taking no effort &lt;br&gt;\u2028whatsoever, &lt;br&gt;\u2028so it seems.&lt;br&gt;\u2028What wisdom &lt;br&gt;\u2028does it hold, &lt;br&gt;\u2028we ask, &lt;br&gt;\u2028those of us&lt;br&gt;\u2028on the other&lt;br&gt;\u2028side of the pane.&lt;br&gt;\u2028&lt;br&gt;\nWe do not feel nearly &lt;br&gt;\u2028so much at home.\" data-attachment-id=\"854\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"The Great Fish\" height=\"250\" width=\"211\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheGreatFish\/1640317107.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheGreatFish\/661486967.jpg 422w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ClownStealsTheSun.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Clown Steals The Sun\" data-caption-desc=\"He knows no restraints, no limitations.&lt;br&gt;\nHe is a clown, answerable to no man or god.&lt;br&gt;\nHe is just for the hell of it.&lt;br&gt;\nMischief-maker, daring rascal,&lt;br&gt;\nTaker of license, offender of norms.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nWe may frown at his buffoonery and wish him&lt;br&gt;\nLess a scoundrel, more in keeping with our &lt;br&gt;\nValues and ethics and stance.&lt;br&gt;\n(There may even be some envy&lt;br&gt;\nOf the lure of the dangerous chance.)\" data-attachment-id=\"838\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Clown Steals The Sun\" height=\"250\" width=\"191\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ClownStealsTheSun\/2397651076.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ClownStealsTheSun\/170133454.jpg 382w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Country_Girl.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Country Girl\" data-caption-desc=\"A certain shrub holds a fascination for her.&lt;br&gt;\nShe has walked by it many times,&lt;br&gt;\nAlways feeling its pull.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nTonight,&lt;br&gt;\nOn the way to the ball, she yields&lt;br&gt;\nTo it at last.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nNo one shall be the wiser.\" data-attachment-id=\"839\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Country Girl\" height=\"250\" width=\"186\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Country_Girl\/1725736646.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Country_Girl\/3021984877.jpg 370w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maternity.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Maternity\" data-caption-desc=\"She isn\u2019t much more than a child herself.&lt;br&gt;\nShe has done this thing, and he is hers.&lt;br&gt;\nShe feels the bloodline and the flow.&lt;br&gt;\nShe will name him. He is hers.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nIn later years he tries to recall this moment,&lt;br&gt;\nBut sees it only from a distance,&lt;br&gt;\nObscured by time and gender.\" data-attachment-id=\"846\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Maternity\" height=\"250\" width=\"229\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Maternity\/1630246308.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Maternity\/996884814.jpg 458w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SailingAway.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Sailing Away\" data-caption-desc=\"Destination uncertain&lt;br&gt;\nThough it may be,&lt;br&gt;\nThey glide by wind and ocean,&lt;br&gt;\nEver on the lookout&lt;br&gt;\nFor hazards and stormy seas.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nTheir boat is low on the waterline:&lt;br&gt;\nIt doesn\u2019t have much freeboard --&lt;br&gt;\nA wayward gust&lt;br&gt;\nCould mean the end of them.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nIt is worth it, they feel,&lt;br&gt;\nThis risk they take.\" data-attachment-id=\"850\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Sailing Away\" height=\"250\" width=\"342\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SailingAway\/3468719612.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SailingAway\/2212143849.jpg 682w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LonelyOldLady.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lonely Old Lady\" data-caption-desc=\"She is bundled against the cold,&lt;br&gt;\u2028gathered in reverie.&lt;br&gt;\nThe world means less to her now.&lt;br&gt;\u2028Sometimes thoughts of her girlhood&lt;br&gt;\u2028intrude.&lt;br&gt;\nSometimes she weeps.&lt;br&gt;\nSometimes she is just fine,&lt;br&gt;\u2028thank you very much.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nHer wheels make intermittent noises,&lt;br&gt;\u2028like the squeakings&lt;br&gt;\u2028of mice.\" data-attachment-id=\"844\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Lonely Old Lady\" height=\"250\" width=\"192\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/LonelyOldLady\/144467893.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/LonelyOldLady\/2561742972.jpg 382w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BalancingActjpg.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Balancing Act\" data-caption-desc=\"They stay in place -- the wobble&lt;br&gt;\u2028is just for show.&lt;br&gt;\nAcrobat families, families&lt;br&gt;\u2028of all types, &lt;br&gt;\nBudgets, bank books, ballerinas, &lt;br&gt;\u2028pyramidal structures, equity,&lt;br&gt;\u2028bicycles, toy tops.&lt;br&gt;\nThe flag pole, the scales&lt;br&gt;\nof justice,&lt;br&gt;\u2028the second scoop.&lt;br&gt;\nOur spinning &lt;br&gt;\u2028world.\" data-attachment-id=\"832\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Balancing Act\" height=\"250\" width=\"119\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/BalancingActjpg\/3465864634.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/BalancingActjpg\/842563591.jpg 238w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TheDanceWithPan.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Dance With Pan\" data-caption-desc=\"Terrific, this thing so soon upon her,&lt;br&gt;\nThis dance, this drumbeat&lt;br&gt;\nOf her younger years.&lt;br&gt;\nAnd what about him, with his horns, his hands&lt;br&gt;\nHis hooves, his hairy ears?&lt;br&gt;\nAnd still from somewhere round about, she hears&lt;br&gt;\nStrange melodies, difficult to name.&lt;br&gt;\nHis bees, his heat, his charming joke \u2013-&lt;br&gt;\nWhat\u2019s his underhand game?\" data-attachment-id=\"853\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"The Dance With Pan\" height=\"250\" width=\"342\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheDanceWithPan\/4209445992.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheDanceWithPan\/2913357702.jpg 682w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GhostsofFallenSoldiers.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Ghosts of Fallen Soldiers\" data-attachment-id=\"841\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Ghosts of Fallen Soldiers\" height=\"250\" width=\"191\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/GhostsofFallenSoldiers\/2919812360.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/GhostsofFallenSoldiers\/1549546405.jpg 380w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Cat.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cat\" data-caption-desc=\"The cat knows&lt;br&gt;\u2028What it is. It has&lt;br&gt;\u2028No doubt.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nThere is no second-guessing&lt;br&gt;\u2028The cat.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nThe cat looks us &lt;br&gt;\nIn the eye, and finds us&lt;br&gt;\u2028Wanting. We are &lt;br&gt;\u2028No cat.\" data-attachment-id=\"835\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Cat\" height=\"250\" width=\"183\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Cat\/1441207223.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Cat\/4026241659.jpg 364w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ClownBureaucracy.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Clown Bureaucracy\" data-caption-desc=\"The clowns have all made their quotas,&lt;br&gt;\nAnd it is, therefore,&lt;br&gt;\nA time of jubilation.&lt;br&gt;\nNone will be hounded furthermore,&lt;br&gt;\nNot for this quarter.&lt;br&gt;\nThe department is satisfied.\" data-attachment-id=\"837\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Clown Bureaucracy\" height=\"250\" width=\"296\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ClownBureaucracy\/3506987422.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ClownBureaucracy\/1997763952.jpg 592w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HeroineWithASnake.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Heroine With A Snake\" data-caption-desc=\"The woman feels the sinew as it twists,&lt;br&gt;\nAs it turns.&lt;br&gt;\nShe feels it through her limbs,&lt;br&gt;\nVibrating.&lt;br&gt;\nShe feels it through her spine,&lt;br&gt;\nA surge.&lt;br&gt;\nShe feels it through her viscera,&lt;br&gt;\nThrumming.&lt;br&gt;\nSerpent energy does not come lightly.\" data-attachment-id=\"843\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Heroine With A Snake\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/HeroineWithASnake\/1264830836.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/HeroineWithASnake\/1239285899.jpg 500w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Bird_and_Sky.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Bird and Sky\" data-caption-desc=\"Morning, and it looks unsettled.&lt;br&gt;\nSun wants to &lt;br&gt;\u2028Break through &lt;br&gt;\u2028But who can tell?&lt;br&gt;\nThe bird can only wait &lt;br&gt;\u2028And see &lt;br&gt;\u2028And go about its business &lt;br&gt;\u2028As a bird.\" data-attachment-id=\"833\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Bird and Sky\" height=\"250\" width=\"368\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Bird_and_Sky\/4008721002.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Bird_and_Sky\/1129817754.jpg 736w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/OberonandTitania.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Oberon and Titania\" data-caption-desc=\"They stand in majesty,&lt;br&gt;\u2028Earth-bound for once.&lt;br&gt;\nIt all comes easily to them,&lt;br&gt;\u2028For they have fairy powers.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nJust the same,&lt;br&gt;\u2028They are not free&lt;br&gt;\u2028Of the pains that heartache brings.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\n \u201cOh to fly again,&lt;br&gt;\u2028As we did in our youth!\u201d\" data-attachment-id=\"848\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Oberon and Titania\" height=\"250\" width=\"396\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/OberonandTitania\/146794578.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/OberonandTitania\/2121071971.jpg 790w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SavageLove.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Savage Love\" data-caption-desc=\"When Eros calls, he comes &lt;br&gt;\u2028with an arrow.&lt;br&gt;\nHe aims it, and shoots it straight &lt;br&gt;\u2028to the marrow.&lt;br&gt;\nGods and goddesses, mortals &lt;br&gt;\u2028and all \u2013&lt;br&gt;\nNo one escapes -- we\u2019re struck, &lt;br&gt;\u2028we fall.&lt;br&gt;\nWith no place to hide, it\u2019s \u201cHand me that bottle!\u201d&lt;br&gt;\nIt\u2019s Venus in love\/lust and &lt;br&gt;\u2028Mars at full throttle.&lt;br&gt;\nIt\u2019s Love and it\u2019s War &lt;br&gt;\u2028in particular play \u2013&lt;br&gt;\nWe think it\u2019s so rare, but it &lt;br&gt;\u2028happens each day.\" data-attachment-id=\"851\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Savage Love\" height=\"250\" width=\"160\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SavageLove\/355353927.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SavageLove\/3897928920.jpg 320w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ThreeGoddesses.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Three Goddesses\" data-caption-desc=\"They came from the foam, or the forehead of Zeus, or were&lt;br&gt;\u2028Simply his sister. Not like mortal women, really, but sort of.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nYes, they had their catty moments, but they were just as often &lt;br&gt;\u2028Good for protection. On occasion they had headaches, or otherwise&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nFelt pain. There was a peaceful aspect to some, but most had&lt;br&gt;\u2028Complicated thoughts. Sometimes they raged or pined.\" data-attachment-id=\"855\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Three Goddesses\" height=\"250\" width=\"178\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ThreeGoddesses\/553075131.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ThreeGoddesses\/1487218845.jpg 356w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NannyWithCharge.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Nanny With Charge\" data-caption-desc=\"Little princeling, baby boss.&lt;br&gt;\nShe will hold him &lt;br&gt;\u2028to her breast, as if &lt;br&gt;\u2028he were her own. &lt;br&gt;\u2028Let no harm &lt;br&gt;\u2028befall him. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nAlthough small, he rules &lt;br&gt;\u2028the roost. And &lt;br&gt;\u2028she is but the &lt;br&gt;\u2028designated&lt;br&gt;\u2028factotum.&lt;br&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"847\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Nanny With Charge\" height=\"250\" width=\"185\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/NannyWithCharge\/761625147.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/NannyWithCharge\/3897036974.jpg 368w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FireEater.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Fire Eater\" data-caption-desc=\"At the point of ignition &lt;br&gt;\u2028A spark becomes fire, and air &lt;br&gt;\u2028rushes in to feed&lt;br&gt;\u2028the flame.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nThe flame becomes perfect &lt;br&gt;\u2028and feeds the man,&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nFor he is a man of curious tastes, &lt;br&gt;\u2028And he is made whole and holy &lt;br&gt;\u2028by this strange,&lt;br&gt;\u2028this curious &lt;br&gt;\u2028nourishment.\" data-attachment-id=\"840\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Fire Eater\" height=\"250\" width=\"186\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/FireEater\/1632077016.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/FireEater\/3663101330.jpg 370w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Citizens_at_an_Aquarium.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Citizens at an Aquarium\" data-caption-desc=\"Back and forth and back and forth.&lt;br&gt;\nSparkle and glint, sun on scales, &lt;br&gt;\u2028resplendent bling.&lt;br&gt;\nDo they see us, or are they &lt;br&gt;\u2028only watching their reflection?&lt;br&gt;\nLooking good in their hats &lt;br&gt;\u2028and silly tourist tees.&lt;br&gt;\nEvery now and then we reveal our teeth, &lt;br&gt;\u2028as if eating.\" data-attachment-id=\"836\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Citizens at an Aquarium\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Citizens_at_an_Aquarium\/973699979.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Citizens_at_an_Aquarium\/3381833116.jpg 498w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blind_Girl_Approaches_A_Cat.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Blind Girl Approaches A Cat\" data-caption-desc=\"Like the cat\u2019s,&lt;br&gt;\u2028Her hearing is keen.&lt;br&gt;\nTouch too, sensitive.&lt;br&gt;\nShe hears its murmur,&lt;br&gt;\u2028Sees an inner gleam,&lt;br&gt;\u2028Senses the cat and she&lt;br&gt;\u2028Are actors in a dream.&lt;br&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"834\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Blind Girl Approaches A Cat\" height=\"250\" width=\"183\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Blind_Girl_Approaches_A_Cat\/1724197208.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Blind_Girl_Approaches_A_Cat\/1213225807.jpg 366w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GuardianAngel.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Guardian Angel\" data-caption-desc=\"He has his work cut out for him, &lt;br&gt;\u2028This campesino.&lt;br&gt;\nHe has plenty on his plate.&lt;br&gt;\nCares and concerns, you name it.&lt;br&gt;\nWoes and regrets, hardly a few.&lt;br&gt;\nAlways a lack, a pain, a rue.&lt;br&gt;\nStill he knows he is buoyed by &lt;br&gt;\u2028Something bigger, &lt;br&gt;\u2028Something braver.&lt;br&gt;\nSomething on call.\" data-attachment-id=\"842\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Guardian Angel\" height=\"250\" width=\"228\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/GuardianAngel\/3846432150.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/GuardianAngel\/2458439787.jpg 454w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/LunarEclipse.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lunar Eclipse\" data-caption-desc=\"A shadow on the Moon.&lt;br&gt;\nNo one to blame&lt;br&gt;\nBut us. &lt;br&gt;\nBonfires try&lt;br&gt;\nTo make it up, but &lt;br&gt;\nNo choice.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nEarth must move&lt;br&gt;\nTo let her shine,&lt;br&gt;\nSo we can dance again.\" data-attachment-id=\"845\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Lunar Eclipse\" height=\"250\" width=\"185\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/LunarEclipse\/3142598637.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/LunarEclipse\/2598761466.jpg 368w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WomanRunningFromDaytoNight.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Woman Running From Day to Night\" data-caption-desc=\"Stay in the program, stay in the hustle,&lt;br&gt;\nAlways in a hurry, can\u2019t catch up.&lt;br&gt;\nNot enough hours, too many duties,&lt;br&gt;\nPace increasing, somebody\u2019s gaining, &lt;br&gt;\nJust a little longer, just a little farther,&lt;br&gt;\nJust a little bitter, starting to hurt,&lt;br&gt;\nDon\u2019t stop now, you\u2019re just about to make it.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nStay in the program, stay in the hustle,&lt;br&gt;\nAlways in a hurry, can\u2019t catch up . . .\" data-attachment-id=\"856\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Woman Running From Day to Night\" height=\"250\" width=\"332\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/WomanRunningFromDaytoNight\/1544921890.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/WomanRunningFromDaytoNight\/1720809636.jpg 664w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TheCatWhisperer.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Cat Whisperer\" data-caption-desc=\"Cat cousins need no introduction.&lt;br&gt;\nThey are all felines beneath the fur.&lt;br&gt;\nIt is the gift she has,&lt;br&gt;\u2028esta bruja,&lt;br&gt;\u2028that allows this intimacy.&lt;br&gt;\nShe whispers their name.\" data-attachment-id=\"852\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"The Cat Whisperer\" height=\"250\" width=\"339\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheCatWhisperer\/4121882043.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheCatWhisperer\/2161323284.jpg 678w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div 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