Sketch of ‘Myself’ 2018-2019
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” I’ve bound together a tapestry of sketches—
a ball point pen—a sheet of paper.
THIS ‘timeless’ Sojourner soaks the pages NOT with words, but instead with ‘images’…
a simple prayer unspoken, yet imbued in every detailed shadow…black, white—color.
From a transformed heart, I will share with you on the Mondays in 2018,
“Sketch of Myself.”
“I am the poet of slaves and of the masters
of slaves
I am the poet of the body
And I am
I am the poet of the body
And I am the poet of the soul
I go with the slaves of the earth equally with the masters
And I will stand between the masters and the slaves,
Entering into both so that both shall understand me alike
I am the poet of Strength and Hope.”
Whitman’s earliest proto-lines that lead to “Song of Myself”
Crossing—over or under…it is all up to you
Sketch of Myself/Crack Open
Sketch of Myself/Crack Open
Crack Open the shutters…
Colors are on their WAY!
In Gratitude and Growing Love for two years of journeying with me through Sketch of Myself…
Inspired by Walt Whitman poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Menorah
Sketch of Myself/ Menorah
Light the Menorah—
each branch
awaiting the festival Hanukkah
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Silent Wonder
Tis’ the Season
Whatever ‘phrase’ you choose to extend—may it carry the message of our Universal ‘ONENESS.’
“We” have all been gifted with dwelling on this Glorious planet~~~
You are a part of EVERY shining star…
Gazing with you in Silent Wonder…
Sketch of Myself/ Silent Wonder
One branch
then another—
Each tender shoot
curled into the other
discovering a silent longing—
a resting place.
Forming a circle
—no ending
—no beginning
the pines hang
on a brilliant star.
Many would come to gaze
upon the site
and were changed forever.
May the season
find you ‘gazing’—
leaving you in silent wonder.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ The Direction
Sketch of Myself
No matter the direction—
discover the wind,
unleash the sails,
and go ‘in’ the flow.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Angels
Sketch of Myself
“Angels are among us
even in ‘stones’ they cry out…
listen”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Freshest Fruits
Sketch of Myself
The freshest fruits
squeezed ‘justly’
can provide enough succulence
for all to
taste
and be filled..
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ I can ONLY Imagine
Sketch of Myself
I Can ONLY ‘IMAGINE’ what lies ahead…
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Spread Yourself
Sketch of Myself
Vision the moment
Spread YOURSELF
and fly to where
you have never dreamed
of going…
Behold the wonder
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ The Stones Sing Out
Sketch of Myself
Listen…
the very stones sing ‘out’…
hear the beating of the drum
the whisper of the fife
AND __________!
Let your song play-on
…the very stones
long to hear you ‘rolling.’
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself
Sketch of Myself/Hanging
Sketch of Myself
Hanging
A simple day—
‘Hanging’
A perfect day to dry—
and be ready for wear!
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Love Untethered
Sketch of Myself
There is a love,
so un-tethered,
that it holds
no bounds.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Beneath the Stain-Glass
Sketch of Myself
Beneath the Stain-Glass
The soft glow
beneath
the stain-glass shade
cast images
where dreams
are made
and yes…even
come true.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/NOTES…
Greetings Friends,
Back with “Sketch of Myself” each Monday. Many NEW ‘images ‘ are creating themselves…
Hope you’ll enjoy these sketches as much as I do ‘penning’ them to paper.
For the many NEW persons who have joined the viewing…
If you’re wondering about how “Sketch of Myself” came to be, please go to
www.onesingledrop.com Click on BLOG, then “Sketch of Myself.” This unfolding(almost two years) can be read and understood from its beginning via the inspiration of Walt Whitman. The series of sketches unravel from there—
Sketch of Myself
NOTES…waiting to be played
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Jewel
Sketch of Myself
Jewel
The Real “Jewel”
is not adorned around your neck.
The rarest gem is beating
‘inside’
and no ‘price tag’ could label
the value of YOU.
Sketch of Myself/Table-Set
Sketch of Myself
Table-Set…Everyone Invited
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Let a book ‘pic’ you…
Sketch of Myself
Let a book ‘pic’ you…
Discover the shelf
holding the treasure
waiting for you…
What will the pages say to you?
Allow the story to come alive.
Take a role of ANY character
or become each subject.
Can you relate to the message?
Can you fill in unwritten lines
magically giving life to a story of
your own?
When you have reached the last page
and closed the cover,
rush back to the shelf
and begin again.
A book waits to ‘pic’ you.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ A Dab of Color
Sketch of Myself
A Dab of COLOR
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Docked
Sketch of Myself
“Docked”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ “Sit right back & you’ll hear a tale…”
Sketch of Myself
“Sit right back & you’ll hear a tale…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Prayer
Sketch of Myself/ Prayer
Some day’s
prayer is
an expression
leaving me
wordless
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Behind this wall..
Sketch of Myself/ Behind this wall…
There are beautiful walls
draped with windows
allowing the fresh air to roll
in and sway out
There are ‘entrances’ built within these
walls— sometimes the doors remain opened
everyone enters is welcomed…
no one is turned away.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Sitting by the Sea
Sketch of Myself
Sitting by the Sea
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ There is COLOR
Sketch of Myself
“There is COLOR even on cloudy days…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Can you spare…
Sketch of Myself
“Can you spare a cracker or two”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ LISTEN
Sketch of Myself/ Listen
“Let the ‘strings’ write the words.”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Quench Your Thirst
Sketch of Myself/Quench Your Thirst
“When you stop to quench your thirst,
find a moment to discover your reflection~~~
You’ll NEVER thirst again…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ …ONE and the Same
Sketch of Myself
“Each pane ‘holds’ its own view and still the picture is ONE and the Same.”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/A NEW Season
Sketch of Myself
“A NEW Season of Becoming”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Stories…
Sketch of Myself
Stories…still Standing
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Open the Door…
Sketch of Myself/ Open the Door…
Go “In.”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Follow
Sketch of Myself
…follow the LIGHT Home
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Selection
Sketch of Myself
“What is your menu selection?”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/I can HEAR the whistle ‘blowin’
Sketch of Myself/I can HEAR the whistle ‘blowin’…
…a hundred miles
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch Of Myself/ Crossing Over
Sketch of Myself
“Crossing Over”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Ask the Cattle
Sketch of Myself/ Ask the Cattle
“If you would learn more, ask the cattle, seek information from the birds of the air. The creeping things of earth will give you lessons. And the fishes of the sea will tell you all. There is not a single creature that does not know that everything is of God’s making.
God holds in power the soul of every living thing, AND the breath of every human body.”
Book Of Job 12:7-10
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Colors are ALIVE
Sketch of Myself
Hid-den beneath the depths, colors are ALIVE
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/UNFOLD
Sketch of Myself
“No matter your ‘position’~~~UNFOLD”
Sketch of Myself/Hawk Eye
Sketch of Myself
“Hawk Eye”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Self-Portrait
Sketch of Myself/ Self-Portrait
From this hour I ordain myself loos’d of limits and imaginary lines,
Going where I list, my own master, total and absolute,
Listening to others, and considering well what they say,
pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating,
Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would
hold me.
I inhale great draughts of space,
The east and the west are mine, and the north and the south are mine.
I am larger than I thought,
I did not know I held so much goodness.
All seems beautiful to me;
I can repeat over to men and women, You have done such good to me, I
would do the same to you,
I will recruit for myself and you as I go;
I will scatter myself among men and women as I go;
I will toss the new gladness and roughness among them;
Whoever denies me, it shall not trouble me;
Whoever accepts me, he or she shall be blessed, and shall bless me…
Excerpt from the ‘Song of the Open Road’
By Walt Whitman
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ If ONLY
Sketch of Myself
“If ONLY I touch the hem of the garment…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Reflections
Sketch of Myself
“Reflections…past & present”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Loaves & Fish
Sketch of Myself/ Loaves and Fish
“Everyone Welcome”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Look up…
Sketch of Myself
“Look up…they are in flight”
‘Come Dasher & Dancer and Prancer and…’
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Rooted
Sketch of Myself
“Rooted”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Wisdom speaks to her daughters…
Sketch of Myself
“Wisdom (SOPHIA) speaks to her daughters…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ A Grandfather’s Blessing
Sketch of Myself
“A Grandfather’s Blessing”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ The Lights On…
Sketch of Myself
“The Lights On…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ …the eye of a needle
Sketch of Myself
“Camel…can One really fit through the eye of a needle?”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Wind is in the air
Sketch of Myself
“Wind is in the Airrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself.”
Sketch of Myself/ You can cross…
Sketch of Myself
“You can cross…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ …’skip’ stones
Sketch of Myself
“Teach them ONLY how to ‘skip’ stones…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Someone…
Sketch of Myself
“Someone lives here…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Trust the Flow
Sketch of Myself…“Trust the Flow”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ She knows…
Sketch of Myself
“She knows so much more…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Be part…
Sketch of Myself
“Be part of the wall inviting others to climb”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/She carries…
Sketch of Myself
“She carries so much more in her HEART…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Beauty lies…
Sketch of Myself
“Beauty lies in the changing dunes…”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Smooth Sailing
Sketch of Myself
“Smooth Sailing”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Straining your Neck
Sketch of Myself
“You don’t have to strain your neck to SEE”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Story goes Round and Round
Sketch of Myself
“Story goes Round and Round”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ Architecture Divine
Sketch of Myself
The city and the river ‘together…
Tranquility—the bridge that finds peace amidst the tumult
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Reflections
Sketch of Myself
“We hold each other’s reflections”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Summer ‘Daze’
Sketch of Myself
Summer ‘Daze’
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/Adrift at Sea…
Sketch of Myself
“Adrift at Sea, a ‘song’ always guides me HOME”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Sketch of Myself/ I Promise You A Rose Garden
Sketch of Myself
“I Promise You A Rose Garden”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ In Each of us there is a Song
Sketch of Myself
“In Each of us there is a Song”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ The Jars are Full…
Sketch of Myself
The Jars are Full…let the Banquet Begin…
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ I Found the Sheep
Sketch of Myself
I Found the Sheep
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ What holds your frame?
Sketch of Myself
“What holds your frame?
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Swan
Sketch of Myself/ The Swan “Full of Grace”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Voyage of Discovery
Sketch of Myself/ Voyage of Discovery
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Preparing for Sea
Sketch of Myself/ Preparing for Sea
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Tulips
Sketch of Myself/ Tulips
Living Color
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ The 8th Sacrament
Sketch of Myself/ The 8th Sacrament
“Service”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Spring is in the Air
Sketch of Myself/ Spring is in the Air
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Celtic Cross
Sketch of Myself/ Celtic Cross
Two branches…One horizontal the other vertical.
In the Center, a human being—he divinely chooses consciously to bring the divided parts into Oneness—thus bringing heaven & earth together and inwardly whispering,
“Now—this is GOOD.”
“Christianity is not a religion. Christianity is the proclamation of the end of religion, not of a new religion, or even of the best of all religions. If the cross is the sign of anything, it’s the sign that God has gone out of the religion business and solved all the world’s problems without requiring a single human being to do a single religious thing. What the cross is actually a sign of is the fact that religion can’t do a thing about the world’s problems—that it never did work and it never will.”
The Mystery of Christ—and Why We Don’t Get It, Robert F. Capon
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Mule
Sketch of Myself/Mule
“I’ve carried many BUT none of them would call themselves ‘kings”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Stairs
Sketch of Myself/Stairs
I have climbed many stairs—
yet when I reached the ‘bottom’ it seemed
I arrived
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Standing beside…
Sketch of Myself/ Standing beside the Dreamers
“When all of God’s children,
Black men and White men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics,
will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the Old Spiritual,
‘Free at Last, Free at Last. Thank God Almighty,
we are free at last’.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/Ash Wednesday—Footprints
Ash Wednesday/ Footprints
“Let your footprints be ONLY Love”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Honest Abe
Sketch of Myself/ Honest Abe
“It is rather for us to be here, dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion…that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Abraham Lincoln.Gettysburg Address Nov. 19, 1863
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ The Gate
Sketch of Myself/ The Gate
The Gate is Narrow…
Lift the Latch..
It is Open
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Pooh
Sketch of Myself/ Pooh
Pooh: “Sometimes the most interesting conversations
are had with stuffed fluff.”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Listen
Sketch of Myself/ Listen
“Listen…in the hush of winter there is always a song”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ “From the Beginning…All IS Good”
Sketch of Myself/ “From the Beginning…All IS Good” 
In Memory of Richard ‘Dick’ Glater
(September 20th, 1941—January 9th, 2018)
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci
Sketch of Myself/ Broken Window
Sketch of Myself/ Broken Window
“Brokenness is an invitation to see differently”
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself”
Pen Sketch by Artist Sandra Mattucci