chiaroscuro

chiaroscuro (n.)mid 17th century: from Italian, from chiaro ‘clear, bright’ + oscuro ‘dark, obscure’the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting https://www.youtube.com/embed/7WDYv3RwkXo June 2022 “We're each of us our own chiaroscuro, our own bit of illusion trying to emerge into something solid, something real. We've got to forgive ourselves that. I must remember to forgive myself. Because… Continue reading chiaroscuro

the believer’s lament

I stand at the edge of something vast. The push and the pull of centuries and the universe, a battle between light and dark rages across the fields of my soul.   “Steady your arms, men! Brace the line, men!” The clamor of shields, the cacophony of this vessel of steel marching forward into the… Continue reading the believer’s lament