{"id":912,"date":"2020-07-29T20:48:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T20:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/?page_id=912"},"modified":"2020-07-29T20:48:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T20:48:40","slug":"paintings-verses-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/paintings-verses-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Paintings &#038; Verses 3"},"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-910\" 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\/LighterThanAir.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lighter Than Air\" data-caption-desc=\"The old wizard showed us &lt;br&gt;\nHow it was done. &lt;br&gt;\nIt required concentration, &lt;br&gt;\nHe said, and dedicated &lt;br&gt;\nPractice. We took notes. &lt;br&gt;\nUsing a volunteer from our group, &lt;br&gt;\nHe proceeded. Using no &lt;br&gt;\nRopes or pulleys, no mists &lt;br&gt;\nOr mirrors, no unseemly &lt;br&gt;\nFlashes or cheap devices, &lt;br&gt;\nHe presented his &lt;br&gt;\nDemonstration. &lt;br&gt;\nIn the end, it was not so very &lt;br&gt;\nDifficult after all.\" data-attachment-id=\"866\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Lighter Than Air\" height=\"250\" width=\"180\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/LighterThanAir\/2045509489.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/LighterThanAir\/3254770917.jpg 360w\" 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\/Dancers.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Dancers\" data-caption-desc=\"Let\u2019s cut some rugs, you jitterbugs \u2013&lt;br&gt;\nIt\u2019s New Years, if you please.&lt;br&gt;\nWith twists and tugs, and shouts and hugs,&lt;br&gt;\nWith elbows, hips, and knees \u2013&lt;br&gt;\nWith bumps and shrugs, and booze and drugs,&lt;br&gt;\nWe\u2019ll dance with our Main Squeeze.&lt;br&gt;\nAnd when we\u2019re done with all the fun,&lt;br&gt;\nWe\u2019ll face the Big Deep Freeze.\" data-attachment-id=\"862\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Dancers\" height=\"250\" width=\"262\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Dancers\/2913385496.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Dancers\/3525620276.jpg 522w\" 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\/BabySeesTheMoon.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Baby Sees The Moon\" data-caption-desc=\"The tot takes a toy, a ball,&lt;br&gt;\nOne of many. He has found it&lt;br&gt;\nIn play, like the others. &lt;br&gt;\nIt has a taste, a smell,&lt;br&gt;\nA touch that pleases him.&lt;br&gt;\nThe one in the sky is different. &lt;br&gt;\nHe wants it, that one.\" data-attachment-id=\"858\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Baby Sees The Moon\" height=\"250\" width=\"226\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/BabySeesTheMoon\/3214099587.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/BabySeesTheMoon\/724072324.jpg 452w\" 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\/SirenSong.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Siren Song\" data-caption-desc=\"She arose from the water,&lt;br&gt;\nSinging,&lt;br&gt;\nHer purpose: to seduce, &lt;br&gt;\nTo have her way.&lt;br&gt;\nThe sailor had not stopped &lt;br&gt;\nHis ears, &lt;br&gt;\nWilling, the better to hear &lt;br&gt;\nHer siren song.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nYes, we may judge that it\u2019s &lt;br&gt;\nOld and it\u2019s tired, &lt;br&gt;\nThis song of love, this song &lt;br&gt;\nOf fate,&lt;br&gt;\nThis song of the very turning &lt;br&gt;\nOf the spheres,&lt;br&gt;\nYet it sings for now, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd always.\" data-attachment-id=\"873\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Siren Song\" height=\"250\" width=\"187\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SirenSong\/949144817.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SirenSong\/4226959559.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\/TheFamily.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Family\" data-caption-desc=\"Baby makes a difference. Things are not as they were. &lt;br&gt;\nIt\u2019s the start of something new now. &lt;br&gt;\nPapa takes stock, measuring the consequences, &lt;br&gt;\nFeeling responsible, calculating the next move. &lt;br&gt;\nMama sees things differently, noting &lt;br&gt;\nInternal shifts and spurts, and screening&lt;br&gt;\nA fresh electricity. Her body has a buoyancy &lt;br&gt;\nIt didn\u2019t have before.\" data-attachment-id=\"877\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"The Family\" height=\"250\" width=\"379\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheFamily\/4281188022.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheFamily\/2175688961.jpg 756w\" 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\/Aquarium.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Aquarium\" data-caption-desc=\"This school of fishes &lt;br&gt;\nIs different from mine. &lt;br&gt;\nMy sincere wish is &lt;br&gt;\nTo swim in the brine. &lt;br&gt;\nThere, without care, &lt;br&gt;\nI would just be a fish. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nDarting and dashing, &lt;br&gt;\nDiving and splashing, &lt;br&gt;\nI\u2019d be a fine fish. &lt;br&gt;\nAnd that is my wish.\" data-attachment-id=\"857\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Aquarium\" height=\"250\" width=\"164\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Aquarium\/694885612.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Aquarium\/408339990.jpg 326w\" 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\/ThePoetEmbracesHisMuse.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Poet Embraces His Muse\" data-caption-desc=\"Frequently love-drunk, he gropes &lt;br&gt;\nFor just that word, and weeps when &lt;br&gt;\nIt eludes him. &lt;br&gt;\nAnd it was so very,&lt;br&gt;\nVery beautiful, wasn\u2019t it?&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nShe requires nothing at all. &lt;br&gt;\nShe is not to do, nor change, but &lt;br&gt;\nTo be, simply. &lt;br&gt;\nIt is he who keeps &lt;br&gt;\nTinkering, adjusting things.\" data-attachment-id=\"878\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"The Poet Embraces His Muse\" height=\"250\" width=\"182\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ThePoetEmbracesHisMuse\/416490173.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ThePoetEmbracesHisMuse\/3589291634.jpg 362w\" 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\/MonkeyInTheMiddle.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Monkey In The Middle\" data-caption-desc=\"Poor monkey! The sisters won\u2019t let you have it,&lt;br&gt;\nalthough you want it very much.&lt;br&gt;\nIt just goes back and forth between them, back and forth.&lt;br&gt;\nThey are hogging it!&lt;br&gt;\nOh, won\u2019t it be good to catch it, to take it in your hands,&lt;br&gt;\nand make one of them &lt;br&gt;\nthe monkey.\" data-attachment-id=\"867\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Monkey In The Middle\" height=\"250\" width=\"343\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/MonkeyInTheMiddle\/91087506.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/MonkeyInTheMiddle\/1779899370.jpg 684w\" 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\/ThreeTitans.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Three Titans\" data-caption-desc=\"The world then was largely frozen, &lt;br&gt;\nnot golden,&lt;br&gt;\ndespite what poets say.&lt;br&gt;\nAnd fearful.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nTen years of war can sap you,&lt;br&gt;\nespecially when your enemies,&lt;br&gt;\nthe gods, &lt;br&gt;\nare immortal.\" data-attachment-id=\"880\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Three Titans\" height=\"250\" width=\"333\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ThreeTitans\/553815345.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/ThreeTitans\/2807729670.jpg 666w\" 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\/RobotsInLove.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Robots In Love\" data-caption-desc=\"Do robots fall in love, like us?&lt;br&gt;\nAssuredly, with much less fuss.&lt;br&gt;\nAre robots capable of loving?&lt;br&gt;\nTechnicians nod, \u201cJust needs a shoving.\u201d&lt;br&gt;\nDo robots have an urge to roam?&lt;br&gt;\nThey\u2019re microchipped to stay at home.&lt;br&gt;\nHave they existential pain?&lt;br&gt;\nWhen their power sources drain.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nCan robots ponder abstract notions?&lt;br&gt;\nThey\u2019re good at going through the motions.&lt;br&gt;\nAre proper manners part of AI?&lt;br&gt;\nYes, they\u2019re learning \u201cMother, may I?\u201d&lt;br&gt;\nWill robots teach us something new?&lt;br&gt;\n\u201cAutomatons are people too!\u201d&lt;br&gt;\nWill robots end the human way?&lt;br&gt;\nWe do not know, we cannot say.\" data-attachment-id=\"871\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Robots In Love\" height=\"250\" width=\"260\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/RobotsInLove\/42864942.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/RobotsInLove\/838002241.jpg 520w\" 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\/Teeterboard.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Teeterboard\" data-caption-desc=\"He jumps down and she arises,&lt;br&gt;\nMaybe to soar. Maybe to sink.&lt;br&gt;\nA good example of cause and effect,&lt;br&gt;\nAnd there is trust involved, I think.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nIt could be fun. It could be hurtful.&lt;br&gt;\nJust so easy they make it seem,&lt;br&gt;\nRisking broken bones for payback thrills,&lt;br&gt;\nAll as in a sweetly perverse dream.\" data-attachment-id=\"875\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Teeterboard\" height=\"250\" width=\"185\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Teeterboard\/1245717979.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Teeterboard\/1266190319.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\/GirlOnASkateboard.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Girl On A Skateboard\" data-caption-desc=\"A woman-child came gliding down my street. &lt;br&gt;\nShe was poised and magnificent, but the &lt;br&gt;\nTiara looked plastic.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nShe saw me seeing her, and folded her arms &lt;br&gt;\nAnd rolled to the corner &lt;br&gt;\nAnd banked perfectly to the left, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd was gone.\" data-attachment-id=\"864\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Girl On A Skateboard\" height=\"250\" width=\"178\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/GirlOnASkateboard\/2103330065.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/GirlOnASkateboard\/1891933965.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\/TheSparkler.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Sparkler\" data-caption-desc=\"The beast has entered. Pay attention, it\u2019s a lion. &lt;br&gt;\nUnaffected, Little Darling shows no fear, &lt;br&gt;\nEven though her knees may tremble just a touch. &lt;br&gt;\nThe sparkling wand is in her hand, and now &lt;br&gt;\nReflected in the lion\u2019s eye. It is, outside the sun, &lt;br&gt;\nThe brightest thing the beast has ever seen.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nWhat peculiar principle has brought them &lt;br&gt;\nBoth together, to this place and time?\" data-attachment-id=\"879\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"The Sparkler\" height=\"250\" width=\"298\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheSparkler\/33342524.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheSparkler\/1299257580.jpg 596w\" 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\/Music.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Music\" data-caption-desc=\"It is made of many notes, &lt;br&gt;\nOf time and interruption, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd then some more again, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd it goes up and down &lt;br&gt;\nAnd around and around, &lt;br&gt;\nLike the big horn in the song &lt;br&gt;\nWe all have heard and love, &lt;br&gt;\nBut sometimes too it cuts &lt;br&gt;\nAnd it hurts, and there is so &lt;br&gt;\nMuch pain in her voice, or his, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd we are feeling it all over &lt;br&gt;\nAgain and we can\u2019t go on until &lt;br&gt;\nThere is another song that &lt;br&gt;\nMakes us want to laugh and &lt;br&gt;\nWe sing together in anthems &lt;br&gt;\nAnd in riotous occasions and &lt;br&gt;\nWe feel the better for it, thank &lt;br&gt;\nYou God and minstrels and &lt;br&gt;\nComposers of each and every &lt;br&gt;\nStripe, always the better for it, &lt;br&gt;\nExcept for that pure shite the &lt;br&gt;\nYoung generation plays today &lt;br&gt;\nAnd dares to call music.\" data-attachment-id=\"868\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Music\" height=\"250\" width=\"152\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Music\/3620366720.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Music\/292355790.jpg 302w\" 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\/CinemaLove.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cinema Love\" data-caption-desc=\"In the darkened place, she views the &lt;br&gt;\nFlickering picture. This, she believes,&lt;br&gt;\nThis is the life beyond her. It poses &lt;br&gt;\nThe moment that she is yearns for, &lt;br&gt;\nThe moment larger than her life. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nShe can taste the magic pill, &lt;br&gt;\nShe can feel her body thrill.&lt;br&gt;\nThe lights will come up &lt;br&gt;\nSoon enough.\" data-attachment-id=\"860\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Cinema Love\" height=\"250\" width=\"193\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/CinemaLove\/2222941886.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/CinemaLove\/4150092443.jpg 384w\" 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\/FanAndIdol.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Fan And Idol (Act Of Creation)\" data-caption-desc=\"To think it is to make it, the philosophers say.&lt;br&gt;\nComedy or thriller, musical or doc, &lt;br&gt;\nThe dream is seen as cast upon a screen. And we &lt;br&gt;\nare the Star of the production.&lt;br&gt;\nAll else are extras, walk-on parts, supporting roles. &lt;br&gt;\nSome go on to win awards.\" data-attachment-id=\"863\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Fan And Idol (Act Of Creation)\" height=\"250\" width=\"376\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/FanAndIdol\/703758948.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/FanAndIdol\/161992139.jpg 750w\" 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\/HarpiesFeeding.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Harpies, Feeding\" data-caption-desc=\"Ancient Greeks had quite the dire imagination. &lt;br&gt;\nVoracious birds with women\u2019s breasts and heads: &lt;br&gt;\nThese were the Harpies, and best to be avoided. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nBesides their taste for souls and bones, the harpies &lt;br&gt;\nHad a bad smell, so we are told, spoiling &lt;br&gt;\nHuman food just by being near.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nTheir customs may have changed, and we don\u2019t &lt;br&gt;\nFear them any more, but the word persists &lt;br&gt;\nAmong us to this day.\" data-attachment-id=\"865\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Harpies, Feeding\" height=\"250\" width=\"366\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/HarpiesFeeding\/253219225.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/HarpiesFeeding\/4267803889.jpg 730w\" 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\/Prometheus.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Prometheus\" data-caption-desc=\"How dare he, damn him, &lt;br&gt;\ndamn his eyes! &lt;br&gt;\nThe thief, the trickster, &lt;br&gt;\nlying Titan -- &lt;br&gt;\nWe trusted him, the dog &lt;br&gt;\n-- and yet&lt;br&gt;\nHe took a spark, a flame, &lt;br&gt;\na torch, a brand &lt;br&gt;\nOf burning fire, all while &lt;br&gt;\nwe were &lt;br&gt;\nDim, distracted, innocent &lt;br&gt;\nand at our &lt;br&gt;\nPleasures -- nonchalant, &lt;br&gt;\nas gods may be.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nAnd for what purpose &lt;br&gt;\nwas his crime? &lt;br&gt;\nOnly to award those mutts, &lt;br&gt;\nthose humans! &lt;br&gt;\nDid he really think they\u2019d &lt;br&gt;\nearned it? &lt;br&gt;\nHow in heaven or on earth &lt;br&gt;\ncould this &lt;br&gt;\nUpstart puerile punk be so &lt;br&gt;\nbold and foolish &lt;br&gt;\nAs to give our sacred &lt;br&gt;\nsubstance &lt;br&gt;\nTo those underliers? &lt;br&gt;\nOur fire&lt;br&gt;\nWas for us alone, and now &lt;br&gt;\nit is diminished.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nHow may we punish &lt;br&gt;\nthis immortal?&lt;br&gt;\nHow may we reckon &lt;br&gt;\nhis eternal finish?\" data-attachment-id=\"870\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Prometheus\" height=\"250\" width=\"160\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Prometheus\/3699916043.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Prometheus\/34438695.jpg 318w\" 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\/TheEmbrace.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Embrace\" data-caption-desc=\"She moved across the room to &lt;br&gt;\ndraw the drapes, &lt;br&gt;\nKnowing there were eyes out there &lt;br&gt;\nthat knew her, &lt;br&gt;\nBut she wasn\u2019t feeling up to it &lt;br&gt;\nright now.&lt;br&gt;\nShe wanted something real, a certain &lt;br&gt;\ntouch, &lt;br&gt;\nOr maybe just a whisper in the ear &lt;br&gt;\nwould do &lt;br&gt;\nTo keep these waters rising &lt;br&gt;\nlike the tide.\" data-attachment-id=\"876\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"The Embrace\" height=\"250\" width=\"208\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheEmbrace\/665429757.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/TheEmbrace\/542079739.jpg 414w\" 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\/OedipusandtheSphinx.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Oedipus And The Sphinx\" data-caption-desc=\"The famous riddle notwithstanding, &lt;br&gt;\n(Man, of course \u2013 it seems so simple &lt;br&gt;\nNow we know it), her demanding, &lt;br&gt;\n\u201cDie or answer, little pimple!\u201d &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nOn the road and none the wiser, &lt;br&gt;\nHe, the erstwhile hero thinks, &lt;br&gt;\n\u201cI\u2019m really not a super-sizer. &lt;br&gt;\nBetter get it, fool the Sphinx.\u201d &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nWell, now we know what lies awaiting: &lt;br&gt;\nSphinx is dead, success is near \u2013 &lt;br&gt;\nOedipus will soon be mating &lt;br&gt;\nWith the queen, his mother dear.\" data-attachment-id=\"869\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Oedipus And The Sphinx\" height=\"250\" width=\"380\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/OedipusandtheSphinx\/3779001741.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/OedipusandtheSphinx\/101322619.jpg 760w\" 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\/StAnthonyRepelsTheDemons.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"St. Anthony Repels The Demons\" data-caption-desc=\"\u201cAway with ye!\u201d did cry the saint. &lt;br&gt;\nThe demons hissed and made with howls, &lt;br&gt;\nPulling long faces, almost faint &lt;br&gt;\nWith disappointment, snouts and jowls. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nQuivering, raging, streaming snot. &lt;br&gt;\nThe saint stood fast upon his ground,&lt;br&gt;\nNot to be bartered, bribed, or bought. &lt;br&gt;\nHe saw his future heaven-bound.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nThe demons slithered back to hell, &lt;br&gt;\nKnowing they had lost the day. &lt;br&gt;\nThey snarled a final fare-thee-well: &lt;br&gt;\n\u201cWe have the best lines, anyway!\u201d &lt;br&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"874\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"St. Anthony Repels The Demons\" height=\"250\" width=\"161\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/StAnthonyRepelsTheDemons\/2455697062.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/StAnthonyRepelsTheDemons\/529034222.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\/CosmicDance.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cosmic Dance\" data-caption-desc=\"Pretty slipshod script, as usual. &lt;br&gt;\nAnd the music of the planets sounds &lt;br&gt;\nlike barnyard. &lt;br&gt;\nWhere the hell is the camera &lt;br&gt;\nmeant to be? &lt;br&gt;\nAngel seems pretentious and the Devil &lt;br&gt;\nlooks like he could use &lt;br&gt;\na good long nap, &lt;br&gt;\nor a shot of meth. &lt;br&gt;\nCall Makeup for the Woman. She needs &lt;br&gt;\nmore blush. We like the &lt;br&gt;\ngoosebumps though. &lt;br&gt;\nDeath seems okay, for once. &lt;br&gt;\nCan we bring up the lights &lt;br&gt;\non the Eye?\" data-attachment-id=\"861\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Cosmic Dance\" height=\"250\" width=\"243\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/CosmicDance\/2079044331.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/CosmicDance\/2438073403.jpg 486w\" 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\/BebopBird.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Bebop Bird\" data-caption-desc=\"They called him Bird.&lt;br&gt;\nHe knew his way around &lt;br&gt;\nThe alto saxophone.&lt;br&gt;\nThe notes he chose &lt;br&gt;\nWere bent and wounded. &lt;br&gt;\nHe bent them further, &lt;br&gt;\nMaking stray winged creatures &lt;br&gt;\nThat flew, swooping, on fire, &lt;br&gt;\nSending the message&lt;br&gt;\nFar and wide.&lt;br&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"859\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Bebop Bird\" height=\"250\" width=\"209\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/BebopBird\/3472978341.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/BebopBird\/3431655717.jpg 418w\" 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\/SeveralKindsofLove.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Several Kinds of Love\" data-caption-desc=\"Morning comes alive, ushered in by &lt;br&gt;\nBirdsong, breezes, light in sky. &lt;br&gt;\nThe stage is set, we see the world, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd now a certain story is unfurled. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nThe silly fool forgets to take his bow, &lt;br&gt;\nHe crosses stage and wonders how &lt;br&gt;\nThe spotted cat has come to be his friend, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd wonders further how on earth the end &lt;br&gt;\nCould happen just like that, &lt;br&gt;\nWithout permission from the cat. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nHe\u2019s losing it, he\u2019s crazy and he knows it. &lt;br&gt;\nThe bird, the cat, the light, just as he chose it, &lt;br&gt;\nAnd love pervades in all its might and glory &lt;br&gt;\nAnd makes for us the drama and the story.\" data-attachment-id=\"872\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Several Kinds of Love\" height=\"250\" width=\"408\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SeveralKindsofLove\/531946551.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/SeveralKindsofLove\/2007117055.jpg 814w\" 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\/Trapeze.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Trapeze\" data-caption-desc=\"Drums rattle, and the spotlight &lt;br&gt;\n\tfinds her&lt;br&gt;\nTriumphant, balanced, &lt;br&gt;\n\ta darkness bird.&lt;br&gt;\nIt was a close call, a near fall, &lt;br&gt;\n\tand we gasped &lt;br&gt;\nAnd gripped our knees in terror &lt;br&gt;\n\tfor her frail life. &lt;br&gt;\nYet, now, we also wonder &lt;br&gt;\n\tat its contrivance.&lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nShe glistens in the light, &lt;br&gt;\n\thair swaying.&lt;br&gt;\nThe crowd is so silent &lt;br&gt;\n\twe can hear the faint &lt;br&gt;\nCreaking of the trapeze. &lt;br&gt;\n&lt;br&gt;\nDespite all appearances, &lt;br&gt;\n\tshe is not &lt;br&gt;\n\timmune to gravity.\" data-attachment-id=\"881\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img title=\"Trapeze\" height=\"250\" width=\"144\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Trapeze\/2030419386.jpg\" data-srcset-fg=\"https:\/\/blairdrawson.com\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/07\/Trapeze\/3799917823.jpg 286w\" class=\"fg-image\" \/><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div 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