This is what I wrote during Parz's live on YouTube today. The topic was patterns...
Bending deep and low
Reaching as balance shifts…
Dripping pigment
Splatters falling
Random blotches…
Meditatively creating…
Patterns emerge within my hand painted floor.
Today is freeXpressions we had this prompt:
Which inspired these haikus:
ripening fruit
upright green candles
brown withered wicks
a monkey
might go bananas for
something to eat
how is it
all those shades of green
don’t clash
amongst the fruit
sitting at the bottom
is there a runt?
banana buffet
a profusion of choices
with the same great taste
aficionados
wait impatiently chanting
dole them out
a herd of green slugs
effective camouflage?
birds still eat them
someone in there
gave a tell-all interview
secrets unveiled
in the background
blurry avocado?
guacamole feast
a fruit’s happy day
does not involve being
eaten in one gulp
seedless is needless
anti-involuntary
sterilization
stem and leaves feel
slighted. why is fruit
the star of the show
everyone look here
if you see the camera
Iit can see you
raised in close quarters
it’s why they’re sold in bunches
avoids loneliness
why point up?
isn’t down a good option?
has anyone checked?
are they blemishes
speckled brown on skin
or are they freckles?
This week's Open Mic prompt was Life and this pic:
Which prompted these haikus:
forested city
shaded Vietnam beauty
verdantly urban
possessions carried
house in a gray bag
and walking wardrobe
curbside dining
colorful plastic seating
iced coffee and more
quiet neighborhood
neatly spaced parked vehicles
and the monkeys sleep
permit granted
tree may grow within this curb
and pay property tax
CO2 from cars
feeds canopy chlorophyll
see? it all works
concrete tiling
made from ground up shells
surf on turf
graffitied boxes
in all urban centres
illegible
utility poles
with no crooks or bends
painted to fit in
while he walks alone
and passes red and yellow
what does he think?
a license plate
or someone’s Line ID
or both
communism red
and red for stop and danger
mixed messages
if sports greats sponsor
sports shoes, who’ll sponsor
homeless walking shoes
there’s so much shade
sunny days create bumper crops
net exporter
no power lines here
arborist wizardry
the juice is in the roots
repeating pattern
every nth step there must be
a tripping hazard
in this season, green
in the next, also green
never gets boring
It's been a bit since I shared what I've been working on. Here's some images for you...
Today's dX Live Open Mic had this as the image prompt and the word prompt Depth:
natural sculpture
wind and water Gaia’s tools
Aided by Chronos
Parallel lines
Individual layers
Oceanic floor
It’s complicated
Intricate 3D printing
But I can make that
It withstands the sun
Oozing into weird shapes
Wondrous epoxy
See the rocks sliding?
Stymied geologic fun
Waiting for more rain
How far up is that?
Measure one layer’s height
Times a bazillion
Erratic shadow
Movement across roiling arched
Compressed sediment
Office towers with
No windows fit the landscape
Do you see them?
I parachuted
Through the craggy gap
How do I get out?
Humans see faces
In unlikely places
Like that guy there
The wind catches sand
Which erodes more sandstone
Sandy frenemy
Capitalism
This layer sponsored by
A moneyed interest
Bacon-y looking
Ribbons of smoked pork meat
Maybe I’m hungry
Impressive rocks sure
but the cell service
Is terrible
Everything’s safe
So long as it doesn’t rain
Was that thunder?
Will Nature ever
Create a hole deep enough
To reach China?
How’d I get here? By
not asking for directions
After a wrong turn
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