Romancing The Canvas

There are times when we need to leave the safety of the harbor and answer the beaconing of the future in the horizon where the skies kiss the seas ~

"tyke oar" oil on canvas 18x24 by Jeques B. Jamora, 2009

The unfamiliar arched skies and the daunting blue of the ocean may appear uncertain, and there may be no written guarantee across the seas but we take out our anchors from our sanctuaries, take the chance and sail anyway.

"our fate" oil on canvas 18x18, by Jeques B. Jamora, 2009

    

(L) “our eden” 24×30 (R) “our sanctuary” 20×24, oil on canvas, by Jeques B. Jamora, 2009

There are moments in life when we have to leave the roads that are too familiar.

It is our human nature to explore uncharted terrietories.

There’s that part in us that needs and longs for the change of landscapes.

And so I leave the paths that are safe and take a detour, stray away from my every day roads, throw the maps and just went ahead to get thrilled with things new.

We all need to face our fates at a certain point and take that arduous trek in the desert to fulfill the only obligation we have in this life to reach our destinations.

"our loads" oil on canvas 24x30, by Jeques B. Jamora, 2009

It is important that even how far the distances we reach in our travels, we need to be in touch with the isles that once became our harbor, and the trails that would lead us back to the roads that we once took that brought us where we are at the moment.

"our trail" oil on canvas 24x30, by Jeques B. Jamora, 2009

No matter how long we travelled in the deserts of this life, we need to be in touch with things and people that once became our oasis.  The arts, poetry and writing, they are the oasis of my soul. And I will always be back here, now and again, to drink and dine in the bounty of their  inspirations.

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You are my daily dose of life,

My daily drop of hope.

You are the reason I am moving on,

And why I need to cope.

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You are my oasis

In this life’s desert

So I can stand up

And walk.

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My love,  you are the oasis of my heart, and I will always be back in your sanctuary, in the comfort and warmth of your presence for it is you who make my journey worthwhile. 

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