"Pierced"

H 15" x W 11"

Handcolored (red)
Stone Lithograph

BFK Rives paper

Seeded in that first
wonderful glance
and nourished by
the course of
passion,
love promises to
bear the fruit of our
dreams and
fantasies.

Yet in a moment,
the cold steel of
realization brings
forth pain
and despair.

Still, hope is borne
on fluttering leaves,
winging its way to
a place of peace.

© 1993 Lisa Rivas