Art and thoughts by Roger Vincent Jasaitis

This Speaks My Mind

  • Natures First Green is Gold

    Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. ~Robert Frost To read about the genesis of this painting psalm…

  • Activating Action

    A few days ago I woke up thinking about the word activist. What are they activating? Conscience, sympathy, compassion? Or how about outrage, anger, disgust? Activating action? The other names that we use for this activity to promote change (or not) are interesting as well. Protester came to my mind first. Somewhat of a clunker…

  • How to Pray

  • Of Columbine and Prayers

    Wild columbine and a new addition to my garden wall…

  • Fire & Ice

    “Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.” ― Robert Frost This…