Evelyn Carter

New York City, New York

Evelyn Carter was born in Boston and schooled in New York City where she lived since the age of 12 years old. She has always liked anything that dealt with creativity and beauty. Evelyn became a cosmetologist and worked at it for quite a long time. Being a sentimentalist, it was easy for her to become the editor of "The Challenge." Her love of poetry has helped her lyric writing, which has won her many awards. Her media is oil and she works with the primitive colors and soft landscapes. Her painting and jewelry making expresses her feeling at the time.

When I Was Young
When I was young and in my prime;
I thought that I had plenty time.
Each day I let pass casually;
It didn't mean a thing to me.

I danced and held each moment dear;
To stretch the time that I most feared.
And so I closed my eyes to dream;
And didn't miss the years it seems.

But one day I became aware;
The autumn of my years was here.
What footprints had I left behind;
To give accounting of my time.

I write. I paint. And you can bet;
I really haven't finished yet.

All poems Copyright © 1996 Evelyn Carter. All rights reserved.