Going on, to Jason at three

To be an artist is to be alive

and know the truth of your self.

To be an artist is to be your best in yours,

not the eyes of others.

To be an artist is to work

in honesty for a betterment.

To be an artist is to know alone

as only an artist can.

To be an, artist is to survive

by understanding what's around you.

To be an artist is to love

giving of your self for others.

To be an artist is to know

we become what we’ve done.

July, 1981