I know this has nothing to do about painting, but since its the 10th anniversary of the tragdey at the WTC, I decided to post this. I wrote this just after the Event. I was impressed by the clouds of paper and dust swirling in the air. It has a sort of East Village beat poet style.
Paper and Dust
By Jack Mckenzie
Dedicated to Alan Jensen
The planes flew in
The towers crashed
The steel piled high
Leaving clouds of paper and dust
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
The people gasp
The Towers descend
A cloud produced
rushing crowds hide, try escape from..
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
The lower city enveloped
In clouds of dust
And blizzard of paper
The lady in the river sadly watching...
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
The dust produced
By the crushing force
Of steel on non-steel
Concrete, chairs, desks, people
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
The heroes rush in
To do as trained
They save many, but
Only to become part of the rain of...
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
White leaves swirling
From a no-longer tree
sailing across the rivers
The coming of a deadly Fall of …
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
An invoice for stock
Locked in a desk
Now waving in a bush
A glimpse of someone’s end in..
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
Darkening the sky
Sifting into everywhere
A gray snowscape
the delicate destroyed, hard to breathe...
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
A gray snowscape
No snowballs formed
No snowmen built
Just madmen’s work, marked by...
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
The people trudge along
Wearing coats of gray
Vehicles race by
Raising clouds to be re-fought
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
New papers appear
Images of the lost
Posted all about
Have you seen them, or are they...
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
Some were late
Others in pain
But the too-many dead
Can sadly only be found in the...
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
Candles are lit
Prayers are given
Thank you’s are voiced
The stunned begin to shake off the...
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
A people attacked
A challenge given
A flag is raised
A determination to rise out of…
Paper and dust
Paper and dust
Our whole worl has dissolved into paper and dust
About Me
- Jack McKenzie
- Paramus, New Jersey, United States
- No, this in not a blog about gardening in any way, but a journal of my journey to become a professional landscape painting artist. For years, I’ve given my paintings as wedding gifts without thinking of profiting in some way from it. I worked for 18 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC as a computer programmer. I have been a painter since 1990, coincidentally, when I started working at the Met. I watched Bob Ross do his thing on Channel 13 in New York and decided I could do this, too. I have no formal training. I incorporate Bob's wet-on-wet technique for sky and water. My subject matter is covered bridges, lighthouses, fishing village scenes, barns, etc. Maine, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Nova Scotia and Spain are some of the places I have painted. My style is detailed and sometimes people think a photo of the painting is an actual photo of the scene. I hope to continue and grow in this medium. I also like to cook & dance. I am also a committed Christian. I am taking commissions - painting your landscapes style photos or your vacation home. Prices on request. contact me - Jackmck@juno.com my website is www.artofjackmckenzie.com
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