Red Rain (Part 2)
To be blunt: the sky has collapsed, assaulting all arrangements with raging teeth of fire. And that path? It pulls everything into its sharp black hole with the crunch of a siren song.
Stones rising, ancient,
like trees burnt under spellfires–
rain falling, abyssed.
A bit apocalyptic, I know, but two posts yesterday that struck me in a similar way got me to thinking.
Claudia McGill asked us to make a story from two pieces of art, depending on how she rearranged them (you can read the responses, including mine, in the comments).
And then, almost right away in my reader, I came upon a piece of art from outside authority with the title “Share your story here”. It reminded me a lot of Claudia’s paintings.
Colleen’s poetry challenge words these week seemed to fit with these visions as well. So I decided to write a 44 word haibun, so I could also participate in quadrille #46 at dVerse.
And there you have it.
You can see the previous post I titled “Red Rain” (also apocalyptic) here.
Tags: #poetry challenge, apocalypse, collage, dVerse, haibun, monoprint, poetry, watercolor
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Wow. First of all, thanks for the mention. And second and most important, just wow. I am once again marveling at the depth of your thinking, your ability to see the big and the small picture (figuratively and literally) and your beautiful words.
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Thanks Claudia. I love that your art can move my mind in so many directions…and you ought to do more of these arrangements as story prompts!
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Thank you. Maybe I will do more, I don’t know what to do with the results, I don’t want to run a formal challenge, but I like that everyone seems to enjoy it.
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Yes those challenges become time consuming…it needs a proper word for it. Not challenge…I’ll think about it.
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Wow–somehow you expressed the thoughts that were in my head yesterday, and that I thought I’d try to do a Haibun quadrille. I don’t know how that’s possible, but you are amazing.
And now I have to go back to look at Claudia’s.
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Thanks Merril. It was a challenge, and it definitely kept me from being too wordy!
And do look at Claudia.
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I did! 🙂
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Thank you for the link. I’m loving these connections across the blogosphere! Strong colours in a landscape are so dramatic and Claudia and yourself are definately my biggest blog influences for trying something new. I’ve been collaging so much lately, I’ve run out of glue!
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There’s always flour and water…
Yes the connections are wonderful. Your paintings always make me want to stitch. But the way yours and Claudia’s linked up in my mind yesterday was special.
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This is so bold, so beautiful
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Thanks Lynn. Claudia inspires boldness!
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Wow. This makes for a wonderful ekphrastic, and your use of the word “crunch” is unusual and arresting. I can feel this.
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Thanks. I love that WordPress is full of art and words to inspire…
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Ominous description. I like the thought of stones rising.
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Thanks Frank. That image definitely conjures spirits of some sort…
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Wow! This Haibun is excellent. There is so much there that speaks of life, art, and everything else inbetween. Your use of the word, “crunch” is spectacular in the imagery. Your art, as usual, speaks to me. I’m kind of blown away! ❤
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Thanks Colleen! Your word choice this week was perfectly matched to everything else, and it all just came together.
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This whole piece is an epic experience…the art and the words…they should always be together. My chest aches with how good this is.
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What a wonderful complement! Thanks.
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My pleasure. I need to spend time at your unusual blog. (I also need life to afford that time. )
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Don’t we all! Time is in short supply.
Visit when you can, and I will return the favor as my time allows as well.
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It’s been a long work day, and I am finally relaxing and catching up on my favorite blogs – my happy place. I am having trouble “getting” this one K. Help me! 🙂
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Well, start with Claudia’s art I think. It’s a reaction to that, and then the art by outside authority…it’s a very condensed story about what I saw in the art. A flash fiction poem. Does that help?
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I think I am too tired to get it, but I trust that it is amazing, because it is you! 🙂
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Aw, thanks Jodi. I don’t always understand what I do either…
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lol 🙂
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Beautiful abstract art and poetry…. !
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Thanks Evelyn. I was looking at the past year’s posts and I’ve been stuck in abstract mode for awhile…perhaps new plans for the New Year…
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I like the images as you zoom in on each. Each gives a different feeling and perspective.
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Thanks Sharon. Sometimes I spend as much time rearranging and photographing as making the art!
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I know what you mean.
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Love what you did with the word… actually crunch is invites writing about darkness.
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Thanks Bjorn, it definitely does.
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