Castles become ashes burnt in the sand. Speaking in Tongues didn’t raise Her up. For She was sold for thirty pieces of tarnished silver yet Her skin remained Burnished Bronze.
Desperate for escape She slashed Her Limbs on the Spider’s Web.
Then She became a Tree, then a Universe for it mattered not what others thought.
She did up Her Bloody bandages continuing her Voyage Guided by Arboreal Voices. Limbs and Leaves gave succour binding together jagged sounding wounds.
Remember that the Rivers are filled with Souls awaiting Ascension
This my most recent acrylic painting inspired by the Cyndi Lauper song, “Time After Time.”
Time After Time
This song touches my heart, soul and inner being because I once was that Young Woman. An outcast. An outsider. Seeking. Yearning. Wondering. Only my parents let me be me. If not society. See you soon Mom & Dad.
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick And think of you Caught up in circles Confusion is nothing new Flashback, warm nights Almost left behind Suitcases of memories Time after
Sometimes you picture me I’m walking too far ahead You’re calling to me, I can’t hear What you’ve said Then you say, go slow I fall behind The second hand unwinds
If you’re lost you can look and you will find me Time after time If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting Time after time
If you’re lost you can look and you will find me Time after time If you fall I will catch you, I will be waiting Time after time
After my picture fades and darkness has Turned to gray Watching through windows You’re wondering if I’m okay Secrets stolen from deep inside The drum beats out of time
The African Tree Trunk Drum has the ability to morph it’s molecular shape from rigid and hard to soft and supple.
Only those deemed worthy by the African Seer Griot and the Green Goddess of Greenery and New Birth will be able to initiate the transformation.
My Grandmother Eva Sophronia Gordon Palmer stands within the Tree of Regeneration.
Green signifies pregnancy and the ability of the Tree of Regeneration to birth future Queens, Kings, Empires, Oracles, Seers, Griots, and expectant Bodhivistas.
Closeup of the Green Goddess of Greenery and New Birth/Rebirth.
Green Goddess of Greenery and New Birth-Rebirth says, Those planted shall be Reborn.
The African Seer Griot and the Green Goddess of Greenery and New Birth. Together Blessed by the Sacred Sweet Sage will mend and join together All broken pieces.
My Grandmother Eva Sophronia Gordon Palmer, my Grandfather William Palmer with some of their children at Mt. Morris aka Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem during the 1920s. My Dad Edward Palmer was born in 1930 so he is not in the picture. The little boy in the photo went to the spirit world as a baby preparing the way.
Congo Power figures guard and protect the village from enemies and invaders.
Note the power pack located in his abdomen.
The Green Goddess of Greenery and New Birth says, Those planted shall be Reborn.
Closeup of the Green Goddess of Greenery and New Birth. Those planted shall be Reborn.
Ganesha Chant with African drums
We see the Talking Tree Trunk Drum along with one of the African Queens arising from consecrated soils.
We see the Talking Tree Trunk Drum along with one of the African Queens arising from consecrated soils.
Closeup of the African Seer Griot who journeys toward the sacred elephant tusk magically created with pachyderm elephant essence bestowed by the god Ganesha Remover of Obstacles who has kinship with both Indian and African elephants. Ganesha joins together two peoples for the greater good.
The Sacred Mystical Elephant Tusk will be used by the African Seer Griot to return wandering souls to the original Garden of Eden.
Witness Trees series. You can see the Talking Tree Trunk Drum in the left hand corner.
The African Queens though separated and fragmented will be restored, revived and renewed with the help of the African Seer Griot who is gathering up our stories so that we Africans scattered across Diaspora can be healed. Spirit, Soul and Body.
The Witness Trees series is still under construction will be a Triptych.
The African Elders of the Black community form the base for our young people.
We see scenes of faith and determination. Triumph over adversity.
The Ancestors and Elders underpin holding up our Black Youth.
The Ancestors, Elders and Seniors represent Wisdom, knowledge, understanding and experience. Along with Faith in God and faith in our young people.
This large rectangular panel will be the middle of the Triptych.