Allison Virginia Massari

Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

Allison Massari, poet and artist formerly from New York city, presently resides on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Her paintings and drawings are found in various corporate and private collections; including the Orlando Florida Board of Education, AAA Corporate Headquarters and Pope John Paul II. Ms. Massari's studies include a B.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design and a Masters Degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Additional studies include Parsons School of Design NYC, The Fine Arts Academy of Brugge, Belgium and The Chateau de LaNapoule, France where she received a scholarship for her studies in painting and drawing.

Bird

Someone bound my wings
tightly to my side
and told me to crawl like a rodent.
so I did
unknowingly.
until today
Splash
My face hits the water,
I am a bird finding fish
flying flying
Cool breeze of grass goes by,
I am a breeze of wind
It is me
but today I am a bird
I open my wings and show you my heart
You say that I have changed but I was always a bird
you say I am different but I just never knew I could fly
Please don't look at me that way
as though I was broken
Please don't tell me I've changed
as though you disapproved of me
you see, I never knew I was a bird
so please,
just watch me fly
and talk to me about my wings.

I'll Tell You A Secret

I am serene
you see.
three nights ago I asked my angel to hold me all night
asked him to cuddle himself around me
wrapping arms,
legs and wings.
And it seems that he brought friends.
I sense I am in the presence of many.
It must be that in the depth of my sleep
these angels came
and stroked my face and whispered love to me
I certain of it
because I live in bliss these days.
I am here lifted quietly in my body
perhaps an inch off the ground
softness fills me
from whispers of love
I am cradled
in the arms of an angel
basking in the pattering of waves
floating
with music in my eyes.