The Heart is the Last to Forget
(The following piece is a part of a series of essays and poems that inspired paintings by the same title.)
the heart is the last to forget
Today, we rode through the winding ways
As heart-to-heart we traveled.
Living in this and times gone by
Remembering and wanting.
Wanting something no longer here,
Not here, at least, on this day we travel.
But, alive in a place where I keep safe
The truth that is always remembered. Safe and whole and far from the roads
And the days that weary the wanderer.
Safe in my heart where I recall well
The ways of the times gone by.
All things change.
One thing remains.
In my heart, I know the truth.
And, the heart is the last to forget.
Today, we rode through the winding ways
As heart-to-heart we traveled.
Living in this and times gone by
Remembering and wanting.
Wanting something no longer here,
Not here, at least, on this day we travel.
But, alive in a place where I keep safe
The truth that is always remembered. Safe and whole and far from the roads
And the days that weary the wanderer.
Safe in my heart where I recall well
The ways of the times gone by.
All things change.
One thing remains.
In my heart, I know the truth.
And, the heart is the last to forget.
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Deborah painted a special painting “
September 2003 - Pelican Post Magazine -cover
July 7th, 2003 - Wilmington Star News - Amanda Green
July 3, 2003 - Lumina News News - Kristina Florea
June 2003 - Encore Magazine - Art on Exhibit
June 19, 2003 - Lumina News News - Kristina Florea
Deborah painted this colorful festival art for the 2002 Festival of Homes in Wilmington, NC. She was also commissioned to create a house portrait for six of the homes on the tour. Working from just the blueprints, she imagined and painted a portrait of the finished home. These portraits graced the homes during the festival and conveyed to the new owners. The festival poster appeared on a magazine cover.
May 2002 - Printwear Magazine - Cover Art and Article
Press Release from Ashleigh Manor Frames about new line designed by Deborah Cavenaugh.