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May 23

May 23 An Evolving Life. Copper

An Evolving Life, Art Plus Conversation, Life Ramblings, Meryl Spiegel

Copper

January 1, 2010 - May 3, 2021

Forget me not
Pink belly imprinted with spots
Like a cow rolled over stretching
Always ready to be rubbed

Hearts etched into fur where white meets
Copper at the crown of his head
In waves down his back
As pads protecting paws

Paws patter down the steps
Walk around and around the block
Trot beside me on the bike
Gallop up and down the hill

Black nose points upward howling
Off-key with me and the harmonica
Or at the cat about to poop in the yard
Then presses gently against his bowl

Limbs fold comfortably in any position
Monitoring the neighborhood
Dozing in the chair
Basking in the sun

Goofy smile for those he adores
Greeting children, friends, neighbors
Who gravitate to his sweet soul
Or with a speedy wag at the very tip

Ears shaped like diamonds
Soft and smooth as velvet
That I continue to stroke
Even in my sleep

Big brown eyes that blink
I love you too

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2021 Posts

Heartsick
Shining Thru
Valentine Surprise
Vaccine Envy
Reaching Out
Company
Nature at Work
Lilies
Copper (This one)

2020 Posts
Click here for Meryl’s amazing chronicle of a year like none other.

2019 Posts
Click here to follow Meryl’s journey through 2019.

2018 Posts
Learn more about how it all began! Click here to read An Evolving Life posts from 2018.

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Meryl Spiegel

Meryl Spiegel is a photographic artist, whose work reflects her relentless curiosity whether she is on the street, in the fields or by the water. A former journalist for The New York Times with an MFA in Creative Writing, she now focuses primarily on her artwork, but is thrilled to share her thoughts here about how her creative life continues to evolve and expand.

“I picked up a camera years ago thinking it was the only way I could render humanity and its wonders,” she recalls. “Then three years ago, I began to draw and ultimately paint, not knowing I could.”

Also an educator, Meryl teaches photography as well as yoga, a passion that fuels her creativity off the mat. Regularly, she conducts photographic workshops at East End Arts. Last year the Center Moriches Library was awarded a grant from the NY State Council on the Arts to fund a Composition class conducted by Meryl and offered free to its patrons. This summer and fall, she will be conducting more classes at the library.

Meryl lives with her husband, Steven, and her hound dog, Copper, in East Quogue —where she raised her two daughters, Lauren, a Westhampton real estate agent, and Jaclyn, a financial analyst in Manhattan.

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