What if art
was not viewed
as a painting
in a gallery
nodded and accepted
critiqued and sold
but my every
action
painted on
the canvas of life
would that
not be art
rich aND dark
full of cinnamon
and nutmeg,
saffron and turmeric
ginger and cloves
fresh red fruit
fed bit by morsel
into the waiting
mouths
of all the
   beloved people around me