A very plum plum...

painting & poem © Jesús Montero

And on the death

Of not two,

But one summer’s day,

A very plum plum

I plucked from the plum tree.

My lips touched.

Like a honey-suckle

Doomed bee.

On the death

Of not two,

But one summer’s day.

Until good Gets better...

Notting Hill bloom

photo & poem © Jesús Montero

GROUND ZERO + 15

It’s worth it

To stick around

Until good

Gets better.

For good fruit

Must always ripe

Before good

Makes it much better.

Winding roads

Can lead to paths

Where good ends

Turn into better.

photo & poem © Jesús Montero

Just a beginner with untenable dreams...

photos & poem © Jesús Montero

Royal Academy of Arts' 

Summer Exhibition rejects

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One of those days... I am sure every artist must feel a bit like this each time 

one hits that cruel cul-de-sac that is rejection

Am I an artist?

Or just a beginner with untenable dreams?

Am I a dreamer?

Living his visions down life’s stream?

Am I the Ocean?

Or the river that feeds a minor sea?

Am I the sum of all my virtues?

Or the imperfections that divide my being?

Am I the sun?

Am I a star?

Am I the calm after the storm?

Or the song of doom in the lips of threatening skies?

Am I the war?

Am I the truce?

photos & poem © Jesús Montero

Royal Academy of Arts' 

Summer Exhibition rejects