If there is a moral
or a meaning
or a coda
or a Yoda
or an epilogue
or a subliminal message
or a higher force
or extraterrestrials
or additional dimensions
or a way to have instant
replays in slow motion
incorporated into
any given moment
which went by too soon
or some way to get to Tibet
without having to invest in
an expensive air ticket
or a way to superimpose
myself into the figure
of Michelangelo's Adam
and touch the finger of God
or some way to not fall
in love at first sight
at least twenty times
a day just riding in
a New York City Subway
or a way that I could
mend the frayed, fragile
wiring of certain strained
friendships
not to mention a
possibility of striking
out the bloody world conflicts
which escalate
like an Escher stairway
to hell
then let me know
I look forward
to your response
be it snail mail
e-mail
text
or a viral video
answer projected
across the big
Blu-ray sky
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Ivan Jenson is a fine
artist, novelist and contemporary poet. His artwork was featured in Art in America, Art News,
and Interview
Magazine and has sold at
auction at Christie’s. Ivan was commissioned by Absolut Vodka to make a
painting titled “Absolut Jenson” for the brand’s national ad campaign. His
Absolut paintings are in the collection of the Spiritmusuem, the museum of
spirits in Stockholm, Sweden. Jenson's painting of the “Marlboro Man” was collected by the Philip Morris corporation. Ivan was
commissioned to paint the final portrait of the late Malcolm Forbes. Ivan
has written two novels, Dead Artist and Seeing Soriah, both of which illustrate the creative and often dramatic
lives of artists. Jenson's poetry is widely published (with over 450
poems published in the US, UK and Europe) in a variety of literary media. A book
of Ivan Jenson's poetry was recently published by Hen House Press titled Media Child
and Other Poems,
which can be acquired on Amazon. Two new novels by Ivan Jenson will be published hardcover and
will be available for purchase at bookstores worldwide. Ivan Jenson's
website is: www.IvanJenson.com
