By Francis ScudellariAn inverted flower,
Petals pulled out-side in
Pointed rays twisted to
Color unloving knot
Stem peeled back, revealing
Fibrous innards, out-turned
Fragrant meat de-scented
Roots bottomed-up to top
A gangly hood cov'ring
Beauty once obvious
Waiting to be coaxed back
By sunlight's planted kiss
8 comments:
Great lines and an excellent flow to the poem Francis. I love your take on this. The imagery produced while reading is a testament to how well its written. Well done. The artwork to deserves Kudo's.
~JD
This is possibly the coolest one yet.. it almost looks like an elegant mushroom.
Thanks JD,
It was one of those poems that actually came together pretty quickly once I had the first line. I wish more of them were like that :).
Hi Ruthie,
It's funny ... I said the exact same thing to a friend ... that I thought this was the best one yet. You're right on, as it started out as a mushroom and then I worked it into something more abstract.
I thought of shrooms too - the lower half looks like character or letter. very cool!
Thanks Courtney,
I try to take a basic shape and work it into an abstraction.
I was going to say that I love the new photo, but I see you've already changed it again :).
Love both the poem and the illustration; they complement each other so well.
Thanks Malcolm! I've been enjoying your work as well. I'm glad you stopped by.
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