Ripen

Ripen (Stacy Wills, 2013)
digital, mixed media from source image (seen below)

Spring has arrived

and with it comes

the furious planting,

the anxious waiting.

I, too, will plant

 in my own way,

and I will come

forth with new life.

But I will not be hurried.

I will not cast off

Winter's stillness

like an ill-fitting garment.

I will take my time -

my own sweet time...

to ripen.

-Stacy Wills (3/21/13)

Because Her Womb Grew Fruit (Stacy Wills, 2013)
alcohol inks on river rock