Update! I have an app called TinEye that searches the internet for matches of images. Looky what I found! At wikiart.org it says the name of the work is, “Portrait of Nan,” by Grant Wood and is dated 1933. Update 2: OMG. After learning who the artist was and the name of the painting, I…
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dVerse OLN — Willow Moon Waits
Blushing peach glimpsed throughwillow fronds, night rendezvous –warm autumn winds sigh… Dusk gives way to pink sunrise.Cool dew-covered limbs entwine. Grace is today’s host for dVerse‘ Open Link Night. FYI, I was pushed into WP’s new block editor just as I tried to begin the post. Please forgive any irregularities. Image is Moon Shadow Thanks…
two morning haiku
image link i clown loach browses the snail-speckled cotton candy algae ball — showtime! *** ii the small black dog curls on my lap and watches the happy fishes play
Zoo – m, Zoo – t, and Fierce Creatures
image link Zoo is not quite quick enough, Less than a suit, Brings wild things into sight You don’t have to shoot ~ ~ ~ They’re captivating, Sometimes grating. Hide in plain sight They chase each other Baby, mother Sometimes they fight ~ ~ ~ They’re teamish, Squeamish, Specially the snakes They’re frightful, Delightful, Surrounded…
Lips to Toesies
image link who knew it would end up where it did? blitz poem. enjoy! bite the hand bite the lip lip service lip stick stick man stick em up up now up and down down town down round round about round robin robin’s nest robin and batman batman flies batman rides rides hard rides…
Hyperbaric
image link Heart crushed Went deep too fast Hyperbaric chamber Conjures a living past Cells tainted With the scent And smile of him Tears long gone Dry chambers Entombed Within the other Ghosts dangling Before blinded eyes Bones rattling On deaf ears Psyche’s burned imprint Limbic extinguishment A terminal contradiction the daily prompt —…
The Man Who Cried Wolf
image link Crawled from the womb To be hungry Wails from the crib Fell on deaf ears Untended filth and rash An unloved infant Dressed up and Brought out for family gatherings. A boy, a smart boy, Learned the streets Learned the shops who gave treats Found metal and gears And fashioned machines A…
Tao Talk 