“The Butterfly Girl”
1878
Oil on canvas laid down on boa
94.615 x 60.96 cm
(37¼” x 24″)
New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britain, Connecticut, United States)
“The €aster Girl”
For fun and free is a good place to start – no matter how slow or how long my heart flutters by – but I want to be free in my spirit – like the butterfly, the butterflies
I don’t know how to handle so many delicate emotions inside – or that something more than usual might be a possibility – the glory of the unseen seeks to lead my thoughts – see we all work for the same boss
life is easier to hide – and I cry over the life cycle of a lame but beautiful butterfly – and now my birthday power falls – on €aster weekend, I wonder why, because – either a backyard burial or around the corner a small resurrection calls…“I’m the €aster Girl!”
~ §tacy §weeney
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