Eye for eye, tooth for tooth ... Clove garlic? Dandelion?...DINNER.

It's only seven  and the table is ready.

A white and embroidered tablecloth covers  it gleaming .

In the middle, the delicate blue glass, with three pansies colour lavender and a little yellow  face...

On each side an elegant candelabrum with a pale candle, waiting...

The white dishes spin carefully keeping their place ... the cutlery, aligned according to the future use, is sparkling in competition with the glasses ...

In the bronze table already expect the wines, the ice bucket, bread and fruit, this one arranged in a baroque way in a old copper bowl ...

It's only eight ...

Nine o'clock. The candles are anxious ... A soft perfume emanates from a jasmine floating in water. It plays with the music that is also expecting...

The lights have been turned on,  also the blue one that illuminates the tree of the stones. 

Ten  ... candles fade away slowly ...

The table is silent. The jasmine  still perfumes but it does not play with the music any more...

The wines fly to the cellar ...humbly retires the bread ...the courageous fruits still dare to shine, but the pansies* seem sad...

It only remains to wait ...

Just wait one more day ...

twenty-one hours more.  

Arelisa Beatriz Romero

Vaso con pensamientos- Vase with pansies-

 Notes for the english version:

In this text there is a wordplay  with the word tooth because in spanish you may say : tooth of garlic(clove of garlic) and tooth of lion(dandelion). 

Clove of garlic. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_sativum
Dandelion:See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale

** In this text there is also a wordplay with the word pensamiento , which can may be referred in Spanish indistinctly to a flower : pansy, or to a thought, from verb to think. 

Posted with the signature of   Arelisa Suoboda  in November 1998, Supplement to the number 15  of  Ciencias Milenarias, Editorial EDISER - www.croattodesign.com.ar. Protected by copyright .
The painting Vaso con pensamientos- Vase with pansies-, was not part of the original edition. It is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission of the artist.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Painting over canvas, mixed technique. Title : Escondidos.( Hidden) Copyright Arelisa Beatriz Romero 

Greetings for the New Year!
As a gift, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, 
I invite you to look and LISTEN ! the Video with photos and ¡TANGO!

Opening of the exhibition "De serranillas y..."

 Master Nicolás Ledesma plays :Tango 

      Link:

http://arelisapaints.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post.html       

   Happy new Year!

Words

A Song, a poem , the music, the colours ...    the words ...                                                    

I don't know if I ever told you, but you are not and I miss you.


I don't know if you noticed, but I followed your advice : the living-room's cushions  are turquoise colour.


I need you to tell me the tenor's name, and to tune my guitar ... Did you notice? Bruno Gelber  is back again in Colon Theatre! ... I want to hear you playing the piano ... It has past such a long time since we  sang in two voices!

 I´ll tell you about the last book I read. It deals  about the history of religions, from an anthropological point of view, of course ... And I saw Krishnamurti on TV ... You would have been fascinated ...




The linen towels you gave me are beautiful. I use them all the time. I almost worn out the one with the lavender and yellow  flowers .
Today you liked  The Nutcracker so much. And you laughed with Murphy Brown ...


I wonder what lies behind your silence ... I don't realize if you know it's your birthday, and Viviana marries today ...


Did you see the tree that Horacio planted for you ? The one that is called Angel's Trumpet. Well, it's gorgeous and has two beautiful flowers ... On Saturday I took a photo of it.

I wonder where you left your words ...
If I knew where, I would go and look for them...

It is a sadness so deep not to hear you!... because you speak so well, and you have  so much  grace ...

I wonder where your words  are  but  I hear you ... I clearly  hear the tone of  your voice and I listen to it ... And also I hear it back in the distance  when I get into the school bus, safe, happy, because you told me that everything would be fine...

And all went fine ... always, in one way or another, everything went fine ...

Be very happy, and thank you, thank you very much, Mom!!!

                                                 Arelisa Beatriz Romero

Words (Palabras)

     
Story published with the signature of Arelisa Suoboda at number 18 Ciencias Milenarias - Editorial Ediser - www.croattodesign.com.ar , in March 1999.

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The photo Palabras (Words), was part of the text. It is protected by copyright and cannot be reproduced in whole or in part without the permission of the authoress.

Notes.

• Bruno Leonardo Gelber , famous Argentine pianist born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 19, 1941.

• Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 - 1986), was a well known writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual matters. The main issues included the psychological revolution, the purpose of meditation, human relationships, the nature of mind and how to produce a positive change in the global society.

• The Nutcracker , ballet  by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).

• Murphy Brown was an American television serie broadcasted by CBS between 1988 and 1998 with the starring of the actress Candice Bergen.

THE FAIRY

Today the fairy dawned on my elbow...

Today the fairy dawned on my elbow.

I couldn't believe it, but I checked.

When I lifted the shirt sleeve I saw the wounds of her sharp little teeth...

It is useless to attempt to reason ... but... why the elbow ...? it is going to bother me when I lean on the table...

I should have to seek for help, but who will believe me?...Also, how do I explain to Maria about the scratches on the elbow? Well, the elbow is not a very erotic place ... perhaps she won't realize ...

But if the fairy doesn’t go and continues biting me, I'll have to wear bandages...

Certainly Maria will want to take care of me. ...God, the fairy may  jump on her! ...

It's a revenge for applying Hadalminus in my head ... Of course, she was comfortable, warm ...

But I am almost hairless ... She pulls out one by one to knit ...

I thought she would be afraid of the lotion ...

I thought she had gone forever ... But no ... she is here ... in my right elbow...

I hate to  think what other place she may choose... It could be something awful ....

If she would listen to me....but she is very capricious, she wants her nest ...

Well ...I washed my head and I showed the fairy how I threw the Hadalminus down the toilet ... Maria thinks I'm crazy, but she doesn't know what is to live with a fairy ...

She already realized ...Ouch! She pulled off another hair! ... She must be knitting again ... I´ll see soon   another small cloth falling on my shoulder ...

Anyway, it is going to pass some time until I  become bald... Then  peace will come ... or the end ... who knows ... maybe at last she will listen, perhaps at last she will understand ...

                                                    Arelisa Beatriz Romero

El Hada Tejiendo. (The fairy weaving )

Story published with the signature of Arelisa Suoboda in December 1998, in  number 16th. of Ciencias Milenarias - Editorial EDISER – www.croattodesign.com.ar  . Protected by copyright.

The painting in tempera  EL Hada (The Fairy), was part of the original edition. It is protected by copyright. It cannot be reproduced  totally or partially  without the permission of the paintress. 
The painting  El hada tejiendo (The fairy weaving )was not part of the original text . It is protected by copyright. It cannot be reproduced totally or partially without the permission of the paintress.

The Drawing

Suddenly a face smiles mockingly

Sarmiento street,  number  one thousand and...

Fourth Story ?

Drawing and painting Workshop.

The teacher has given the group an instruction : to draw lines that intersect in planes in a random way and then, with the result, make a drawing.

And afterwards they have to paint it, with tempera, using full colour as well as the  complementary ones ...

Alicia carefully places the sheet on the  drawing board, traces some curves  and tries to see the hidden figures ...       

Norma comes over and says that with this command nobody can draw ...She is clearly  upset ...

Alice decides to help her and  hastily replies that it is possible to draw  with those given indications...

And to confirm her words she begins to draw - as fast as she is able to- something  that will be a city and its surroundings...

The curves are filled, some lines are deleted, the planes are defined slowly, the  paper is cleaned.

The colours, all of them,  begin to unfold ...

Alicia absorbed in her work forgets Norma, who, standing by her side, looks at her drawing...

The city moves forward. A pot of yoghurt with a flower is defining the left side, upwards, the suburb ...

It is  followed by the small people mountains  with their domes and tiny stairs. There is a candy lantern and a moon.

Then there comes the residential area with the  parks... Suddenly a face smiles mockingly from the drawing. It has a crown of leaves! ...

The sun is over a path on the left.

Below, the skyscrapers that curve towards the sun, define the downtown, and a lighted match over  circles indicates, danger : traffic lights.

Across the street there is a building that seems to be  a temple. Towards the right there is a bridge, near it a shed.

Just behind there are some curved leaves and elves dancing on a park.

All the lights are turned on, and all the houses seem to have faces! ...

Alice looks at her drawing. She is knowing it. There is still a lot of work to do but...

She turns happy to Norma.  She wants to share her joy and confirm that she has convinced  her...

But Norma has gone .

She will never return to the studio...

Alicia calls her drawing "Casitas para Viviana" ...  
                                     Arelisa Beatriz Romero.

Little houses for Viviana. CASITAS PARA VIVIANA

 Story published with the signature of Arelisa Suoboda, on december 1998, in number 17^th.of Ciencias Milenarias, Editorial Ediser, www.croattodesign.com.ar.

Protected by copyright.

The painting "Casitas para Viviana", was published as part of  the story " The drawing".

Also it was showed in the University of Buenos Aires, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry , in a group exhibition.
The paintings are protected by copyright and they cannot be reproduced in whole or in part without the permission of the paintress.

                       

THE INHERITANCE

"Cosas vederes Sancho, que non crederes…" *

  ( You will not believe Sancho, in what you´ll see). 

It is a magic box , and it must give gifts to her temporary owner, but ...

I was wrong again ... In spite I had obtained the data from the box.

This one passes from one generation to another to the next woman born into the family, if she accepts - or getting it voluntarily, through a donation.

And I accepted .

It is a magic box , and it must give gifts to her temporary owner, but ...

The problem is that it has no instructions for use. (like those that come in various languages, with the electric stoves, for example) ...

It is there still and silent. If you want an answer or solution you have to figure out how to get it ...

I opened, reviewed, and studied it , but nothing,  it is a simply  lacquered box.

It  has not even have a lock. It is closed just overlapping the cover .

A persistent , charming perfume surrounds it.

Perhaps it comes from the tangled golden drawings that cover it : branches of a tree with fruits and birds. Is it possible that they could have the answer?

Perhaps it comes from the tangled golden drawings that cover it 

I counted the number of birds, they appear to be eight, but I'm not sure, some branches and leaves can be something else. To count the leaves is almost impossible, so it is with the branches and fruits ...

And if the solution is not numbering? ...

... And if I had to calculate up to  ... the evening, for example ... and with this data get an algorithm to indicate a letter, symbol, something ...

I tried many things since I have the box. And every time I thought I had found an answer...but I was wrong.

I remember my aunt's smile, which I felt was wise, when she  asked me if I wanted the box and I accepted it.

Maybe her smile was one of relief, and  her wisdom ...  getting rid of it?                                            

                                                       Arelisa Beatriz Romero

And  at each time I thought I had found an answer...but I was wrong.

Note: *  

In ancient spanish, sentence assigned to " Don Quijote de la Mancha" novel by  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra about 1605-1615(two volumes)..

Story published with the signature of Arelisa Suoboda  in July 1999, number 21 of Ciencias Milenarias - Editorial Ediser .  www.croattodesign.com.ar .
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The images are protected by copyright and  they cannot be reproduced in whole or  in part without  the  permission of the authoress.

Sometimes I find it, the rainbow.

Sometimes I find it. The rainbow ...

It happens in the place where the gnome hides his caldron with the gold, between the grass wet and green, bright green, which produces vertigo.

A red dot ... the gnome is not far...

The perfume of the forest is sparkling as almost as much as the water drops in which the rainbow holds itself. I climb up the colours, I wrap myself in them and become green, blue, orange, purple, violet...

While I'm turning with the arms relaxed, the white robe is displayed towards the infinite colour. And over the hair the drops twinkle and crystallize raising again the scent of the forest...

The gnome, curious and suspicious, comes out of his hiding place to spy me, his face appears between two giants lilies.

I smile to him, I greet him : hello friend, hello brother. I won't ruin your grass, I won't touch your treasure, I'm playing with the colours and the fragrance of the forest ... he appears to agree because he continues on his own and  doesn´t  pay attention to me any more.

By my side the rainbow gives its hand to the painter and smiles.

                                         Arelisa Beatriz Romero

Sometimes I find it.The rainbow...

Published with the signature of Arelisa Suoboda in May 1999, number 20 of  Ciencias Milenarias, Editorial EDISER -  www.croattodesign.com.ar  Protected by copyright

Note: The painting  "Sometimes I find it ... the Rainbow" was not part of the original edition. It is protected by copyright. It cannot be reproduced  in whole or in part without the permission of the paintress.