tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-237818292012-01-29T20:37:12.618-05:00"In the end, peace wins" until then, take my hand and enjoy the road trip.... We're goin' on a hippie parade.... Art, poetry, and all that hoo~hah...Justgivemepeacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16158119874676536718noreply@blogger.comBlogger2641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23781829.post-12908265205197786562011-10-05T19:59:00.004-04:002011-10-05T20:10:52.635-04:00

Peace, Love, Eternity is Now...(c) Singleton"The sky above mewas tangled withtwisted little twigs,their boney fingers laced togetheragainst the wind....strumming sweet violin musicjust beforethe storm...a hundred thousanddragonflies paraded by,swirling,tumbling,dancing,laughing....And then, I knew....This was Peace."Words and artwork (c) SingletonPainted on a haunted hippie camp~out, watching

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Raw Peace, The Promise of a New Day Singleton Hippie Art She peeked out, Just Barely, over the river's edge. Stretched her lazy pink pajama~ed arms high up into the sky and sighed... The new Day... The Promise... And for just a moment before the rickety rattle battle of voices and traffic and chaos begins... She's untouched... Raw... Perfect...." Words and Artwork (C) Singleton 2011 Painted

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Into The Woods(c) Singleton 2011"They wandered deeper and deeperinto the dampened woods.She sang to herselfand left little peace~love messagesscribbled with broken sticksin the wet dirt....Breadcrumbs...He cautioned her to be careful,to watch out for spidersand snakesandquick sand...She danced in the cobwebs,wore silver shawls with rhinestone buttons glistening,alive with legs ,

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Mother Earth Unplugged(c) Singleton 2011Hippie Art"Stranded on the muddy river,I played in the tar riddled sand...scratching Peace Signs and writing LOVEin giant cursive letters on the bank...And there,with the brown water slopping up my shins,with the greatest sunrise ever smiling on my shoulders,I met a Man with no voice...a teensy weensy fish with no tail...an Alligator older than Earth

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Technicolor Sunrise(c) Singleton 2011"She rose.Rolled lazily out from underthe tumbling,rumbling Acqua tide,and stretched her pajamed arms up...up....up...The Morning Sea splashed her.tickled her Chin,her toes,her soul.....And she smiled,just barely...A Cheshire light rising....""Words and Artwork (c) Singleton 2011 A little Hippie Sunrise painted on the sands of the Inlet, in the early morning

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"Just Give Me Peace...a mantra,a song,a silly little nursery rhymeI sing~song over and over again...Searching for the moment....And then the dirt roadsopened,wandered,spilled over the roots of old treesand footsteps of ghosts before me,and led me to the River...To the dusty little heart of the Earth...And there on the banks of the Suwannee River...we gathered ....Kindred Spirits,and sister loves.

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Cat Moon(c) Singleton 2011"It slithered,climbed,tip~toed up the live oaks,dangled from the skinniest branchesandthen satpurring,licking it's paws,lounging on the midnight blue sky above us....The Full Moonover My Wanee....""Words and Artwork (c) Singleton 2011Painted in the dappled woods of the Suwannee River, off and on, over 10 days and 9 nights of the Moon rising....painted to the disco lights

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Moon over my Wanee,over my tent,over my spirit....washing me,rinsing me,readying mefor 10 days of Peace....I could have never imaginedthe magic,the moment,the movement,the music...And for once,I didn't have to pretend....

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I saw him on Thursday,tossled hairfalling in hippie swirls,curls,sunset colored...two and a half years bigand smilingcrooked and up to something,anything,everything... Saturday his smile was jack-o-lantern huge and his little red head was pumpkin big...He flew into my arms with batman wings,legs flying wildlyand wrapped me in Love...The baby with the fresh haircut,the little pink shoulders,and

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Moon Over My Hippie (c) Singleton 2010 "He laughed and slid one more beer across the bartop, Clink! It was late and we were the only ones left, teetering on the rickety bar stools, falling into each other's arms on the dusty dancefloor... whispering under the Disco lights of another Hippie Moon...." Because sometimes I do carry my paints to the bar...And sometimes it's just Magic...

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One Love (C) Singleton 2010 "We were wreckless... fatefully falling into each other's accidental arms and holding on tight. We were in Love... once...... for a very, very short time... and forever... Love is Wild like that" Words and Artwork (c) Singleton 2011 Painted at the edge of the waves, in the trickle tide, in the memory pool....Hippies are like that....

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Tallulah Sees Trails(c) Singleton Portrait of My Sweet Hippie Cat, a Tribute to TallulahSOLD"Tallulah Joe,balanced on a tightwire,Tuxedo legs danglinglazy,long,and so black...thatHe's almost Deep Purpleon the Eight Track,20 years back...His green eyes wander,rheumyand irredescent,circled in slivers of high yellow moons...and then He sees them...The make~believe world of a Stoned Cat on the Bar..

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Shroom for One More(c) Singleton Hippie Art"Two tattered tents,one Bayou Blue,two painted ladies,one pup,and threeColeman specialstossed like confetti on the river banks....Our little Tent City...Hippie Kingdom on the hill...And when he said..."Can I come, too?"I whisperedto his back,to his shadow..."Scooch in closerto the circle,we've got shroom for one more"Watercolors and markers scribbled

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Moon Over My River(c) Singleton 2011 Words and Hippie Artwork"And there at the muddy banks,I tiptoed in to my knees,to my hips,felt the deep green rushof darknessand the blessings of trillion year old sea animals...watching...until I wasunderthewater...until my hair was phosperescent seaweed dancing on the surface...Until I was free..."Watercolors, markers and sharpies on the flip side of an

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Peace, Love, and Wanee, PleaseSingleton Hippie Art"He spun the paper his wayand I twirled my hair,watching him concentrate,biting his lower lip....slowly tracing the #2 pencilback through his memoriesuntil he had itand pushed the paperback to me.'Like this'....he whispered.And I suddenly saw it like we weresixteen again..."Watercolors and sharpies on a Sunday morning. Inspired by a Peace Bird

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Wanna Wanee?Singleton Hippie Art" Two margaritas on the table,salted and green,and we clinked!Raised our glasses high,swirlingthe cool Suwanee Riverin our hands,and imaginations,andsipped to our promise...Take Me to the Wanee...I whispered...Barefooted and free,to laughand danceand drinkthe music,To camp in painted tents,clockless,under a spirited sky.And he whispered back..."I've got the

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Blue Henna Hand(c) Singleton 2011words and artwork"I looked downand traced a thousand spider web tattoos,the tell-tale lines of every highwayI've everwandered down,every weed I've plucked from the gardenand embraceduntil it was a Morning Glory..the rambling story of my life,etched forever on my hands...I'm Old now.And I'm thankful.Original art collaged on a vinyl 33rpm Album . Archival paper,

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Love Untangled(c) Singleton 2010-2011Yup, painted on New Years Eve~right through til the New Day!I didn't make a scene,slam the door,kick the dirt,spin the tires...I simply saidGood-bye,and walked into theNew Yearwith arms wide open,two fingers raised high,and kissed the sky.Untangled,andFree...Now,I'm ready for Love"watercolors, canvas, scribbles, pencil, markers, and all that who~hah on canvas.

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Psychedelic Dreams(c) Singleton 2010 "I tossed and turnedand flung my arms.... tumbling through the dark caverns of everyday chaos... falling deeper and deeperinto the cool watersof Saturday nightPeace....,a make~believe~for~the~moment place... And in my middle of the night sleep,skinny arms tangled in sun dried sheets,I painted smiles on the wayward facesof every haunting that's ever crossed my

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Under the Psychedelic Sea(C) Singleton 2010Words and Hippie Art for the Spirit"We float there...skinny arms and legs tangled upin love knot puzzles,and we laugh at the deep, deep waters.In the cool phospherescent playgroundof our imaginations,we're weightless,and foreveris a long, long wayup..."Words and Artwork (c) Singleton 20109 x 12" Original watercolors, markers, and sharpie on 140 pound

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The Color of Drums(c) Singleton 2010"It rained.Fat,lazy water balloons fallingfrom the sky,plopping and somersaulting off the tin roof.The wind,a whipporwill in the distance,sang to us in chords only a violin knows by name.And I cried.Until I heard the drums.The primitive pounding of my weathered heart.And yours.In technicolor rhythm."Words and hippie artwork (c) Singleton 2010. Painted on a

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The Colors of Angels in Flight(c) Singleton 2010Words and Artwork "She wove intricate littlenever~endingblack and white stories,twined togetherwith scraps of wedding lace,tattered jeans,andnever winninglottery tickets. She wore a thousand pair of worn out shoes,and traipsedup broken mountains,smiling. Ten billion lifetimesandbreak~your~heart in ten million pieceslater,she's tired. And it'salways

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Peace Creek(c) Singleton 2010SOLD"We tailgated there,bumper to Chevy bumper,clinking down the skinny dirt road,Just a bunch ofHippies on Parade...on our way to bonfiresand the muddy waters of Naked Freedomon a Friday night.I wandered there today,rolled up my jeans,a lifetime later,and slid down the dusty hill,littered with forget~me~nots,crumpled beer bottles and bent grass,until my toes touched

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A Butterfly Named Peace (c) 2010 Singleton"For a good time,follow me"she whispered,spinning on her heels,leaving swirly, twirlypsychedelic pixie dusttrails in her shadow.And he did..."Words and Artwork (c) Singleton 2010 11 x 15" Original on 140 lb coldpress watercolor paper. Watercolors, markers, and

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The Girl who waited in the Rain(c) Singleton, Hippie Art and Words 2010"It was a tattered rain,a raggedy Ann and Andy kinda sky,giant blobs of stuffing,soaked,drenched,like cotton balls from a Doctor's office,landing at my feet...And I stood in the puddleand waited...Dirty rain bouncing upside down and splashing up my legs...He never showed up.But the dragonflies did...."Words and Artwork (C)

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Peace by the Light of the MoonSingleton Hippie Art (c) 2009SOLDWe swayed....tattered petticoat swooshing in circleson the make believe floor,cowboy boots scuffing,dipping high and lowto the accidental ballroom music...rock and roll in storybook disquise...And we laughed...On the night of the full blue moon...Markers, colored pencils and all that hippie hoo-hah on a morning after...

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WILD LOVE(c) Singleton 2010We tumbleupside and down,lazy in laughter,under a lemonade sky.We whisper secret endingsto untold storiesin late night,too tired,too many Margarita voices...We run barefootedin rain the colors of Christmas tree tinsel,and whenwe kiss...it's wild"Watercolors, markers, sharpies....Painted in the rain...

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LOVE HARDWords and Hippie Artwork(c) Singleton 2010"We float...do the Tango under the rush of high tide,laugh,crash,and swallow Margarita~green wavesin giant gulps,almost drowningand then dig our toes in deeper,Push off from the ocean floor....And do it again...Your face is a thousand colorschanging...sun swept,and flushfrom the high of noonand the high of now.Love now...And Love hard..."Original

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You Made Me CrySingleton Hippie ArtStupid little carnival ride,with the rinky dink musicand smell of buttered popcorndripping everywhere...Just let me off....Let me wanderinto the crowds,dirty footed,in my brown paper bag dress....Empty except for the colors I carry inside..."Words and Artwork (C) Singleton 2010Self portrait after the fight...the first one, the last one, the only one...And I

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LOVE SHINESSingleton Hippie Art (c) 2010The dust flew in giant canopies,swirling,spinning,billowingbehind me...Tiny confetti size pebbles,coquina,gravel,spewing up like popcorn under my tires....The real world,behind me disappearing...on the Dirt road to Peace.Sometimes,you have to run away...."11 x 15 watercolors,markers, cold beers and all that hippie hoo~hah on a dirt road day.

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Has anyone seen My Aura?Singleton Hippie Art (c) 2010Self portrait of this hippie on an Empty Day..Sirens wailing slowly,into the windlike lazy smoke...the sounds of the beginningorVery Endof a parade.....I sit like an old womancrouched on the edge of the sidewalkand pretend I'm watching the colors,the hope floats,the baby ballerinas,the scary Boo-Ya! clownspass by..Candies land at my feet,Snap!

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LOVE GROWS(C) Singleton 2010SOLD"A gazillion love bugsholding hands flywrecklessly into my five o'clock windshield,Romeo's and Juliettes,a dime a dozen,throwing themselves into eternity...And then I remember...the first time I saw them....fluttering above the damp sidewalk,like gothic teenagers high as kites,embraced in flight....dipping and diving,swooning...in the dusky light...I was nine.And

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Mad for the MoonSingleton Hippie ArtSOLDSock footed in his five o'clock shadow,I watch him sleeping...skinny arms and legs,tangled up like Macrame' knotson the hand~me~down couch...And I'm wide awake,twisting my hair in curley-ques,whisper dancing in the kitchen...The night is upside downandthe clocks are inside out...We're Opposites...And I'm mad about him...."Words and Hippie Artwork (c)

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Valentine For a Liar(c) Singleton 2010 , Words and Hippie ArtworkSOLDCherry filled wordslined up in cheap little boxes,beribbonedand glitteredand half price the morning after they're uttered....I couldn't be bothered to listen,but just so you know....This velvet valentine's for you...in all the cream filled colorsof yesterday's candy....11 x 15 Watercolor on Strathmore coldpress. Sometimes in the

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LOVE NOW(c) Singleton 2009SOLDBlack vinyl spinning,coffee table scuffed from Friday night shoes on fire...I'm an Accidental Go~Go Girlin knee high boots and love....Sand castles sky highand dripping,periwinkle roads winding in never ending eights,and I'm a Mermaid,old and washed up...and at sudden peace...Highways with dotted lines,burned out lights,and ditches deeper than the sea....Soft from

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I wandered incowboy booted and free,natty little threadbear wings tucked in a blue jean pocket,crumpled and folded,and loved....And smiled hugely at the martini moon,already drunk,and plunked on his side,teeter tottering in the sky...I giggled to myself,the best company in the bar,and parked myimaginationandpeace~love hoo~hahnext toa man who didn't want to be thereanddidn't see what I saw...The

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Words and Artwork (c) Singleton 2009 I woke up this morningto the cool quietdamp sounds of a new daystretchingstewinglazily nudging me hello... And in the distance, a sun risingto remind me... Sometimes,all we needis Love A little hippie peace~love for you, 5 x 7 doodles of markers, colored pencils, ink

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Sometimes I'm all I have(C) Singleton 2009SOLDCrouched in the corner,I'm alone...in everday darkness.Heaps of yesterday's clothes,flopped like lazy monsters on the floor,loll,and laugh at me...Their colorsshapesstorieschanging,their memories bangingon my brainuntil all I can hear is ascreamsothinit's a guitar stringwailing....Colored pencils, markers, ink on a page from Dancing on My Grave.

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Peace doesn't have to be a Fairytale (c) SingletonI turn the gilded pages,tattered diary with the hippie swirlsand gothic font,and read theeveryday ho-hum story of my life.In between the sharpie doodles,the I-love-you's,the make believe endings,little heartachesscamper like winter mice,their skinny

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Cat Under a Blue Rubber Moon (c) Singleton 2009In the tall blue grass,I saw it first,the colors of the forest...flickering...a black and yellow butterflyflitting frombent blade to tufts of green...and then it disappeared...The night has eyes in every colorand I watched that same patch of grass in

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Blue Henna Hand (C) Singleton 2009I looked downand traced a thousandspider webtattoos,the tell-talebroken lines ofevery highway I've everwandered down,the faint perfumed stain ofevery weed I've pluckedfrom the gardenand embraced until itwas a Morning Glory...the ramblingstory of my

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The Lonely Flower (C) Singleton 2009With her sun~puckered lips,and weedy little legs,she teetered abovethe garden of little ones at her feet.And she cried.One by one,the others were whisked upby young lovers...."He loves me, he loves me not",bundled into little bouquets for Hallmark Holidays and after thoughts,

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Hmmmm. They didn’t start out prophetic. They started out as reflections. Little midnight doodlings. Obsessive Saturday night scribblings. To save my mind. To keep me breathing, in and out. Deep breaths. Manic pencil strokes that rescued me from the moment.I usually paint on the walls. The never ending, snaking ,growing taller walls that house my soul.And then, Joe died. And the clipboard with the

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The Girl who had Only been Kissed by the Sun (c) Singleton 2009And there she wasall legs and sun freckled arms,Eyes heavy with Morning dreamsand 99 cent Mascara from the night before,whenShe met him.Not for the first time,or even the hundreth,but the only timethat shenoticed his smile...the way he looked at

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I'm Feeling Blue(c) Singleton 2009SOLDTicker tape words blah-blah-blahing...like chicken scratch...the over and over and over againhum drum sound ofeveryday noisemade out to be somethingCarnivalesqueand Grand....I'm bored with it all...and feeling blue...Sharpie and colored pencils scribbled on the first page I opened in "Dancing on my Grave".... torn out and scribbled in a moment of blues....

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Her Name is Love(c) Singleton 2009They glanced down,quietly barefooting around me,a parade of strangers passing the motel door,nodding....and every now and thensomeone would whisper,a butterfly talking to the wind,"What's her name?"And I would smile and say "Love"....the colors spilling and splashing,lines going up and downin lazy circles with the sounds ofthe sea,and laughter,and sudden

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Making up with The Moon(C) Singleton 2009 SOLDI danced barefootedin the blue green tidal pool...a make believe paisley water garden,salty and cool..And waved good~bye toThe Ocean.She wasrunning off to meet Eternity,her giant seafoam petticoat dragging the sand...trinkets and treasures tumbling from herpockets...A love affair that never ended....And then I felt you...there in the night....in the

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Make Believe(c) Singleton 2009And there, in our technicolorimaginations, wepainted a Fairytale...Scribbledthe storyon blue lined paper,bathroom wallsand cocktail napkins...And sprinkled themin the wind,a paper trail of words...cookie crumbs for the curiousor the non believers... I imagineyour smile now...your head tossed backin accidentaldelicious laughter,as you read the Ending... a single word

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The Girl with The Swirl(c) Singleton 2009SOLDAnd in the morning....Long before sunrise,wide eyesand the scratchy soundof the Morning Newswakes the world,She's a Mermaid....Finger painting little "I love you"s...in the sand...Splashing in paisley colored tidal pools...gathering periwinkles for hide and sink,Etch~a~sketching tatted lacefrom the footprints oftiny sideways crabsand Seagulls on parade

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The Storyteller(c) Singleton 2009I lifted the tatteredpaper,folded, unfolded,a thousand timesin this life,and touched the fadedsunshine....ran my fingers overthe colorsas softashand~me~downjeans....Three tables awayI saw the blue, blue eyescome to life...a firefly flickering...dancing...And then whenhe ambled over,barefooted,andleaned over me,making sun shadowswith skinny arms and legs...I

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(c) Singleton2009The Crying Moon"She sat sky highin the paisley colored night,weeping...and a zillion milesawayunder her tattered lace petticoat,rhinestone stars twinkling...the world danced.Silly little stick people..."Watercolors, pencils, ink, markers on 9 x 12 Strathmore paper...A little hippe hoo~hah whipped up the morning after the full, full moon....

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(c) Singleton 2009The WhisperHe whispered to mefrom a ghost town,pale blue voicein the wind..."Look...Listen...Believe..."And on the wingsof every butterflythat passes,every breeze thatplays woodland music outside my kitchen window,I hear him still...."Vinyl LP reincarnated to send the message round and round and round....Altered archival print of The Eternity Angel embellished with the

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Psychedelic Sea(C) Singleton 2009SOLDHe followed the sound,guitar strings and tambourines,southern voices in the wind...knowing thatthere in the nightcrowdhe would find me,barefooted and gypsy dressed,dancing in the ocean spray...Full moons,martini moons,and a gazillion empty moonshave passed...And I gothere still...a mermaid ghost...dancing on the dunes,at the edgeofapsychedelic sea....And in

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Peace, Let it Shine(C) Singleton 2009Sunrain....the light early morningglitter of a lazysunstretching...her wispy golden armsreaching,blonde locks cascading upward,caught in the suddenstatic electricity of a new day...Peace rises...And while the nightrolls over,covers his headwith the thickwarm blanket of yesterday,I salute the sunand embrace the second chancetoday brings...Original hippie

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Self Portrait in the Waves(c) SingletonTumblingface first,knees scraping,drowning in ice cold foam,green beer bottleseverywhere...and then the Sun...Upside downand warm,just a little deeper...past the cold acqua skies...and it's raining somewhere,I'm drenched....Floating....to the bottom....ribbons of fluorescent seawoodtangling in my hair,spaghetti soft...and dancing...Untilmy chin scrapes the

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Prayers for Pixies(c) Singleton 2009SOLDI heard the morning breezecrinklelike sheets blowing in the wind,and the sun raised her spindly arms upover her head and stretched....lazy,but ready to touch the sky....And there she was...Hidden in the kudzu vines and the fallen oaks,Wide eyed and cheeks flushed with blueberry blush...the little woodland pixieI always knew existed,but perhaps only in my

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Little White Lies(c) Singleton 2009SOLDStanding over melike an aging rock star,wearing his crystal blue eyes likebling...he muttered"Silly little girlwith all your peace~love hoo~hah,who do you think believes you?"And I never lifted my head,never let go of the colors,the lines,the flow...Never let go of the spirit..."I do"....Drawn on reclaimed cardstock....colored markers, pencils, ink, peace,

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Moody Little Moon(C) Singleton"Hovering...Hanging out on top of my world,loitering,lounging,listening.....The many faces of the night changing...."Colored markers, pencils, ink on Cardstock.... Sometimes peace is found in the midst of chaos....And sometimes you just have to be a hippie to believe....Listening, waiting for les frivolites to answer....I believe....in peace and love and people....

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A Whimsical Parade of hand-me-down chokersand midnight bets,Spitting out sweet reminders...Stuffed,Tucked ,Crammed,Shoved,Smooshed,Packed,Wedged.Waiting...I know...that I really don't knoweverything that there is to know...Traipsing away from a field of free wishes,losing sight and sound and along the way,losing all the fears that keep so many tethered hereFreeSpinning, weaving, sewing threads of

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The Girl who left in Peace(C) Singleton 2009SOLDAnd there she was,the face behindthe musty, dustywrite~on~me~window....looking out...and kissingyesterdaygood~bye...with two fingers upand lips pursed,cantelope orange....She was glad to go...wrists warmed byclose callsand wrapped in late night fingerless crochet...Glad to leave in peace....10 by 12 original collage. Five archival prints of orignal

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Sister Love(c) Singleton 2009SOLDBlack haired babystanding up in anold wooden crib,banging spoons onthe rail....Manic music to my soul...And I tiptoe down theempty halland peekat theround little face...My own...ten years later...And I knew then,what I know now....Sister Love....Little hippie yet to be,knee high to my raggedy levi's....holding my handand waving at butterflieswith the other...

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(C) Singleton 2009It was the light from the stairwaydoordancing in smokey shadows....long arms reaching out and touchingeach and every garment there....rattling old metal coat hangers....Making me Look....And there in the attic,I found her....A thousand memories old...the dress she loved in.....perfectly pressed between the cornflower blue shirtand the musky old trenchcoat of a stranger...And

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(c) Singleton 2009SOLDA technicolor nightdraped in never seen before colors...Magic laughter,the new music,playing to our souls...And in the morning,this...a psychedelic sunrise...painted on a Universal sky11 by 11 collage on cardstock. Skyground is swirls of watercolors and markers, sunrise face markers and ink, cheeks are snippets of abandoned original work. Sunrays are collaged from prints of

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Obama for Peace(c) Singleton 2009"And there was a noise,a whisperin' the wind,and it grewand grewand grew...Until it could be heard...The Change...." Colored markers, pencils, sharpies and the belief that Change is here...now...Peace and Love....

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(c) Singleton 2009SOLDShe wooed him,cooed him,reached out to himwith long ballet fingers,butterflies to his latenight soul...And he went to her,basked in her warmth...and found himself at home....At the wrong time,in the wrong place ,in her armsandAccidently in peace...11 by 11 on mat board. Food coloring and shaving cream, colored markers, pens, and pencils. Watercolors. Peace and Love,

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(C) Singleton 2008 "She pouted.Sighed.Rolled over in the skyand wallowedin the blueness.Someone painted the Sun,and the cloudswere all pointing at her,as they whispered by,dressed in cotton candy colors.I stood on the ground andwatched asshe fretted,started to cry....Someone grafittied the Sunand she didn't know why...Her tears ran blue andpinkand green...psychedelic swirlsof neon rain..."They've

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SOLDI sing...Ten thousandsweet nothingsnever whispered in your ear....And time has wings...Say it now....In sidewalk chalk colors....LOVE.....Over and Over Again...LOVE...Love may last forever, but these moments do notThey keep coming and going, each one faster than the one beforeten til two in the morning, two past ten at nightI Love Youso while the world around me lays asleepI creep out into

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Accidental Peace(c) Singleton 2008And thereat the river house,barefeet danglingthrough white washed railings,watching theno~traffic morning go by....I found peace...

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He loves me...He loves me not...(c) Singleton 2008 SOLDThere in the sunshine,knee high in grassandthe accidental breezeof everythingthat was...I found the flowers...He loves me,He loves me not....And began to weave tomorrows from allthe broken pieces...Watercolors, markers, Ink, melted crayons, and memories on cardboard

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Catch and ReleaseThe Peace(c) Singleton 2008"There at the bottom of it all,I scrunched my toesdeep into the sandand held on fora never~ever againforever...waiting to breathe....To be lifted up again...To see the sun....And then....I felt the tiniest threadof change...black waters turning tepid blue,champagne chilledand full oflife...And I remembered...what I needed to share....Peace...."

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And then there were Angels(c)Singleton 2008It was morningin the Manger,and everythingwas alive,brimming,dancing...a new day was born...And the Angels sang...

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She sees Things(c) Singleton 2008"He watches her,quietly digging her toes into the sand,tracing the hermit crab's trail with her fingertips...watches the smile,a polaroid pixie,whimsically painting it's way up her face...He knowsshe knows...She sees things....Old faces inbent trees,Sad eyesin lost marbles found again,Promiseson butterfly wings,Accidental heartson the tea~stained counter top....

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Rest in Peace,Sweet Friend.(c)Singleton 2008.I see you inaccidental places ataccidental times,a face in the rearviewmirror,laughingin five o'clock traffic...a shadow on the midnightwalls,watching...a reflection in the wishing pond,fleeting, butthere, I swear.....I hear you in the sudden orchestraof unexpected windchimes,the laughter of strangers,the "I know this means something"words to a song

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Face Painting(c)Singleton 2008SOLDCome on in,drop yourwanna~be'sandlook~at~me'sat the kitchendoor...Hang yourfancy keyson the picket fence,your three piece suiton the arbor,your Big Fish Story on the clothesline....Come on in,butmake it free...I'm nottradin' peacefor nothin'....Colored markers, pencils, ink and a promise I made to myself 30 something years ago....And still believe. Love is free,

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The Girl with the Peace Tattoo(C) Singleton 2008She was therein the crowd,Leon Russell on the stage,a barefooted ballerinaflitting over mud puddlesand ice chests,totally free...And behind the pinkcloak of yesterday,she still dances...and every now and then...someone noticesthe tattoo....Sometimes you have to go back,to get it right. 8 1/2 by 11 on cardstock. Colored pencils, ink, markers,

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Peace is a Paisley Dress(c) Singleton 2008SOLDOctober swing,wooden and crickety,crooked and old...tick~tocking over the gravel driveway...I lean way backand stretch my legs outpointy toed tokiss the skyand swing higher,rock dustpowdering my cheeks,eyes closed.And I remember...The sound of the tirescrunching the gravel...Peek~a~boo smiles...Accidental million mile hello's...And in the wind,my

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A Little Peace and Love(c) Singleton 2008I found some dusty oldsidewalk chalkin a zip lock bag,buried under photos,and yellowedpages ofpoetrywritten from the rooftopof another life...and there was magic in that bag....Technicolor remembrancesofwhen we believed....Pastel memories...And soI tell the story again...in different colors...but the ending isalways the same..."Peace~love"Funky little

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Find Your Peace(c) Singleton 2008It's there,in the shards ofyesterday,tomorrow,now...the little broken piecesof what was onceFiesta Ware....The colors of peace,fleeting fragments...Find 'em....Grab 'em....Glue them back together...String 'em from the sky...Chaos is the canvas...Color it with peace...Watercolors, marker, ink, peace and love (c) Singleton 2008

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Peace Garden(c) Singleton 2008SOLDTeeny Tiny seeds,trinkets ofyesterday...mood rings andbroken chains,pennies painted red,ticket stubs fromnights well spent...Broken thoughts andstories,lyrics to unfinished love songs,Beginnings with blurrymake~believe endings....Memories....Feel the love....let 'em grow....Peace Garden and other beer enhanced Hippie Art from Singleton available at Just Give Me

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Peace and Dragonflies(c) Singleton 2008Wings fluttering,dancing,parading through the skyintranslucent petticoats,a chorus ofmake-believe blues,swirling,twirling,scooching intomake the circle...and thencurtsy tothe wind...Peaceanddragonflies....Ballet for the sky....Available here!

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Peace, Love, The Dream (c) Singleton 2008 SOLD.Tangled in Sunday sheets,I stretched,tossed,let the Sun sprinkle pixie dust in my eyesand woome back to sleep.....Cold, summer sleep...And we we're dancing...heads thrown back in laughter,everyone else wrapped around their partners,swooning,but we were laughing....And it was the Peace, tattered little sticks and strings,woven,matted,braided

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The coffee table is stacked, they're strung from a clothesline on the back porch, and they're ready to fly free! Selected original works available again....Just follow us to Just Give Me Peace at Etsy where the hippie parade continues....Peace~love and all that hoo~hah!

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Drawing in the Dark(c) Singleton 20088 1/2 by 11 scribble and tired markers on card stockIt was just another night ofno frillscheap thrillsand thefortune cookiecracked,an empty raw egg...Sometimes you getwhat you pay for....So I closed my eyes andpretendedI could see....And drew anddrewand drew...And in the morning,whenshe looked back at me,scribbled skinand handless arms,I smiled....And

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PEACE RISING(c) Singleton 2008SOLDWorn out markers on8 1/2 x 11 spiral bound card stockCloser to the edge,and then down,down,down,into the rheumy river,rolling,tumbling,moving with the current,darker,further,fasteruntil there was deep silence andthe coffee colored sea became a velvet blanket,and we hid,there in the underworld,in buried peace....floating,dreaming...Her laquered fingernails,

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One Peace(c) Singleton 2008He rifled through theglove box,paper cups, scratched CD'sand registrations to six cars back,thumbing for something,anything,to put his fingers on,that said yesterday"I loved".....The sky changed into athousand gowns,dripping with jewelsand then suddenly,barren blue...almost black...and he grasped at nothing....laughterless...And remembered.....The one peace he had laid

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Peace is a Mirror(c) Singleton 2008Chaos raining,broken glass,in a summer showerandI'm abarefoot hippieskippingoversplinteredpuddles,dancing inthe mud.Chaos raining,reaking,wrecking,afternoon stormsbrewing,stewing,making perfecttell-talespooky stories....Slumber party hoo~hah.....And it's morning....and I touch the tired face in the mirror,embrace her,go to her....Peace is a placewithin.....

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Souvenier(c) Singleton 2008Wet T shirts piled on the floor,faces and placescovered in sandand yesterday's salt....wilting,and waiting their turn fortomorrow....And i tiptoe over them in the morning,psychedelic jelly fish fading in their has~been glory,souveniersofanothernightdredgingsand dollarsfrom the mouths ofyesterday's peace......IMYSVVFM

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LOVE IS FREE(c) Singleton 2008....... Technicolor snake,Coiled,Draped,A Lazy string ofCircus coloredIndian beads....I touch youand laugh....Love is free andyou don't scare me one little bit.....

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RADIO LOVE(c) Singleton 2008Ten thousand songsstreetsstoriesandI'm high...Bare toesbalancedon the very edgeof yesterday,A rock and rollballet ofButterflies and Bowie...Incense and drumsrolling,snapping,Jiffy Pop on an open fire....Tin can percussionpulling you in...And we're high...Ten thousand lyricspenciledin the wind....

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Preachin' to the Sky(c) Singleton 2008It's 2 A.M.and we're buildingbonfires of beer bottles,crackling, snapping,breakingin a pick-up stick pile,amberdisco lightsunder yesterday's moon.In the morningyou won't rememberthe perfect sequenceof the stories,the way we playedhokie-pokiewiththe fire....the spellsthe magpie fairies cast...but you'll smile....And I'll keep preachin' to the sky....

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Peace, the Love Drug(c) Singleton 2008Airdrummingin a spaceso emptyI color the wallswithmake~believemusic...blues wailingin the distance,crashing into corners,and the chorus,a thousand stray birds strong,strumming on steel guitar strings in the wind.And we're high.Lost in the accidental peaceof a songyou've heard a thousand times before,but never like this....free.....dancing in the wind.....

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You saw the yellow butterfly, didn't you?(c) Singleton 2008"I've never noticed them before"you said....Sunday walking,drenched in daybeerslooking at your feet,stumbling on your words,counting cracks that mightbreak your Mother's back....."They're everywhere"you whispered....on borrowed minutes,sneak peeking backwards,crawling in betweenthe sheets ofthen,long arms andlegsstretchingreaching"Peace~

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The Last Tattoo(c) Singleton 2008Peace,a tattered Kite,wiltedmildewed,lost in the wind,dancingfreeandgoing low...dipping undertree limbspower lines"Do not Enter"signsand laughing...A sudden butterfly....Peace,a broken window,panes shattered,splintered,laced in cobwebart,etch~a~sketchedby "come~hither~to"widows in mourning,mouth wide open forthe sunshinestreamingpouring,a long necked bottle

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Say the words,Feel The Love(C) Singleton 2008Bamboo wind chimesclunking,bunkingdrumming in aFriday night breeze,bohemian musicfor peace....And I'mgiddyfromthe accidental high,hungover in the morningfromlightheaded laughingand twirling in the dark,from chasing firefliesand barflies,playing hide-n-go seek,peek~a~boo, baby,and"Name that song".....Friday's are for dancin'.....And feelin' the love....

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"Just Give Me Peace" she said....(c) Singleton 2008Over and over again,a mantra,a record grooving, grindinggrating,on the same old wordsmakin' musicoutavinyl dreams.She dances in the dark,in the early mornin'peace,makin' love to thenew day,gifted,free.....scribblin' love letters to the past,stone washed,torn,and raveled.....but,it's all the same....a mantra,a record,grooving, grinding, gratingon

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Pixies for Peace(c) Singleton 2008Featured here nowI twirl my hair...fingertips twyning,macrame'ingbraidingtwistinga cobweb ofyellow,golden,peace ~love for free,castingshadows on your dashboard...christmas tinselscattered everywhere...the tell-tale signs I've been here....I fold tin foil,roll it,coil itinto sudden snakes,1000 peace signs,and suspend theminmid~air flight,on broken branches,

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When Pixies make Peace(c) Singleton 2008On Parade SoonI wadded it all up,the burnt orange sunflowered sheets,the sandy cat hair littered kitchen floor,the margarita glasses with the peelingpaint thatkissed your lips,left salty tattooson your chin,your smile,floating on the rim.I packed it all upand scooped it into yesterday,an overstuffed pillowtossed carelessly on the floor.And in this

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Fairytales and other Fables(C) Singleton 2008Featured soon at Cafepress.Com Falling,helplesslytumblingthrough thelooking glass,the make-shift mirror,the flat lined ocean,and thenfloating,drowning,buried in underwaterpetticoatsand pretty little stories,listeningfor the quiet to come...But she held the tickets,the 50/50 raffle stubs,the pink "Get out Free" cardsand it was raining,and she was

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Poster Child(c) Singleton 2008Featured soon at Cafepress.comSOLDYour face....mine....two fingers up,swayingsaying,singing,screaming"Just give me peace...."And we're a chorus,an army,a first grade paradeofwanna be's,need to be's,"Can't you see?s".....And the beat goes on.....

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True StorySOLD(c) Singleton 200898 pages ofBohemianlove,circles of fate,planes fallingfrom the sky....My story.The only one I know.The true story.The one they never believe.And you laughedand threw backyour beer andsaid "Cheers to the lady whose gonna save the world with just one word",not believing or seeing the change in the mirror,and I laughedwhen wesaid good~nightand you realizedyou

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