Leaf By Leaf
Leaf by leaf,
tree by tree,
the landscape
is transformed.
A blanket of
green turns into
a patchwork
of red, yellow
and orange.
As I take
in the colors,
I am changed.
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Showing posts with label Landscape. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Leaf By Leaf
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Portrait of a Goose Swimming
Portrait of a Goose
Swimming
This portrait is
set in landscape,
a photograph of
a goose swimming.
The body is angled,
white chest down
and brown tail up.
The black neck
curves forward, but
the beak is level.
Beady eyes
focus frontward.
What demands such
concentration?
Friend or foe?
Frolic or function?
The answer is not
in the picture.
This poem was inspired by the Day 2 prompt of the 2018 PAD Challenge, portrait. It's not too late to join in. See the guidelines under Links. If you don't want to take the writing challenge, check in to see the diverse work that is inspired by the prompts.
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I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
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