NOW! (with Sid the Kid)
Now is the time
to sing our songs
while we’ve breath in our bodies and
souls that speak out loud
those thoughts that were heretofore
only whispered
Now is the time
to sing our songs
Our collective outpouring
of grand illusions
grander delusions
of elusive goals that never
leave our sights
“If not now, when?”
We don’t do ‘then’
We won’t surrender
the immediacy of this impulse
We want it now
We sing it now
We create it now
© 2015 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
About time I introduced you to Sid the Kid, previously known as A Guy (and usually accompanied by His Ancestor, who shall remain hidden for the moment!). Sid has morphed over the years into an androgynous kid, always full of fun and optimism. I’ve been drawing him for years, much to the delight of my dear friend Sidnie, for whom I have named my little buddy… even though Sidnie is about as cis-gender a woman as I have ever met, lol.
For ABC Wednesday, the letter N… where our fearless leader, Mrs. Nesbitt, quotes John Donne and we all bring our best alphabetically minded selves to the table! An homage to the eternal liveliness of spring. May the season stir us all from our winter lairs of mind and spirit… if indeed that is where we are stuck at the moment. I know I was, but this prompt helped me break out. Woot!
Peace, Amy
#art #poetry #spring #now #sketches #coloredpencil #abcwednesday
Sharp Little Pencil 
lmkazmierczak
Fun! characterized in a sweet doodle….am seeing spring with new eyes as I take daily strolls/walks/puddle jumps with my 18 month old grandson♪
sharplittlepencil
I remember walks, first with my little nephew, and then with my own daughter. Yes, the pace is different, and there are indeed roses to be smelled! xo Amy
Sherry Blue Sky
Such a rallying cry – “We wont surrender the immediacy of this impulse”. Keep rockin’ it, Amy!
Gattina
What a cute little man !
Roger Green
Sid for President! We couldn’t do worse.
ROG, ABCW
sal
Will you set it to music?
Su-sieee! Mac
You tell it, Sid. Now is the time!
The View from the Top of the Ladder
kaykuala h
Sid can be pushed forward to take the brunt. There has to be a sacrifice to get at the better good! Great lines Amelita!
Hank
Nicole
An addiction to sports gambling is rather similar to any other kind of addiction as the addiction begins
to take charge and control your life. If you think you’ve forgotten some of the rules, it would not hurt to take a glance of
the rules and instructions. You want the details of some
of the games that I watched during this period of time
and you get it.
Thomas M. Watt
I nominated you for a versatile blogger award, Amy! https://thomasmwatt.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/versatile-blogger-award-feast-your-eyes-bitches/
purplepeninportland
What a cool character, Amy!