I walked around the gallery and stopped to look at various
paintings, but when I came upon one piece in particular, I lingered
and pondered within my spirit what I saw. A couple was so focused
on their individual feelings that there was nothing that would call
their attention away to anything but what was hidden within them.
They wouldn't hear or mind the rattles, clacks, and the metallic
clunks of the train. Neither people buzzing with conversation, nor
a camera flashing from across the aisle would stir them. Most
importantly, they didn't even turn to one another. Why? One
photograph frozen in time held the emotion that lay beneath their
outer appearances. It was the perception of an artist who held that
photograph in her hands to paint, years later, what she saw and
felt from her people watching experience. She neither knew the
couple nor did she know their plight, but something in her heart
was touched by their silent sounds. The painting of the nameless
couple was born of her hands. She carried it until it was time to
release it to me. I saw what she saw in the couple. However, I saw
more. As I mindfully looked at the painting, I collected symbolism
from all over the canvas. The artist wondered how I could see so
much. Every time I looked at the painting, I saw something else.
Their faces were turned away, forever locked into position on the
canvas, yet they spoke to me. This is where the story of Yvette and
Milt Campbell begins. Yvette Reveur and Milt Campbell met as young
children playing in the same neighborhood. They sat in the same
living room listening to the radio, as President Franklin D.
Roosevelt announced that the United States was at war. The children
survived the harsh realities of WWII. During their teenage years,
Yvette and Milt began the mating dance. At Manca's Market, he put
his unusual talent to use as he entertained her and showed off,
hoping to catch her attention. He knew in one wink that she had
noticed. They began dating and their infatuation with one another
led to the intimacy that would cause her to become pregnant. They
wed and waited. The birth of Joseph was a joyous experience,
however the joy became struggle, and that struggle lasted for many
years. It lasted through the birth of their first daughter,
Catherine. They suffered with the community, the country, and the
world when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated A year later,
their last daughter, Cynthia was born. She sprang from a fracture
within their bond which greatly subdued their love. Ironically
though, this child brought them a satisfaction and that glimmer of
hope to stir their relationship again. Eventually, their children,
Joe, Catherine, and Cindy, became adults, moved out, began their
careers, and their own families. Yvette and Milt were in the throes
of empty nest syndrome. Life seemed to be going in different
directions for Milt and Yvette. Their marriage was a train ride
with no stop at a station to let them off. Within the pages of
Tracks of Lost Tears, you will come to know Yvette and Milt
intimately. You will experience what they experienced and feel what
they felt. Let yourself be open. Your heart will truly be touched.
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