He stole the heart (the strongest one)

The one with wings that would have flown

He stole the heart (before it grew)

No note the harm deceit would do

He stole the heart (and sad to say)

Filleted its soul with fork and knife

He stole the heart (the one with wings)

But stronger souls can trump a King

Original is 12"x12" mixed media. My work is hand-beaded by gluing each bead, jewel and embellishment one by one onto foam-core using tweezers and toothpicks. I love this kind of meditative labor. I used leather, brass and silver charms, jewelry, crystals, and hundreds of Czech and Japanese bugle beads.