Kieran's Art

  Playing with fire Watercolour painting and original poem by Kieran Gonsalves (c) 2025 Not for nothing tis oft said, 'Don't ever play with fire' It invariably unleashes one's best and worst desires Emperor Nero callously fiddled even as Rome was burning Guy Fawkes in failure became the face of rebellion in yearning God smote debased Sodom with balls of fire in sheer disgust Vesuvius erupted sans warning, smothering Pompeii in dust The wheel and fire once propelled the human race over apes Craftsmanship bloomed with art of all colours and shapes Instead of making ploughshares, we chose to make spears Waging endless wars and driving Mother Earth to tears  Pray,  O Prometheus,  what prompted you to gift us fire?  Has it become the curse of the devil, our funeral pyre? Footnote: The painting was an innocent throwback to my joyous Scouting days when we camped and cooked food on an open campfire. The poem took a darker turn when I started introspecting about the dest...

  Eternal love Original artwork and poem by Kieran Gonsalves (c) 2025 to comfort a childhood friend who lost her father You can see it coming, and you think you’ll be alright. But when it happens, it still feels like a thief at night. The loss is unbearable, the pain raw and deep, You desperately hold on, you struggle to keep. Sages, savants and poets have all had their say, None of it seems to matter, at least not today. Oh death, eternal love is the antidote to thy deadly sting… This too shall pass, the human heart is meant to soar on wings!!