Here (Ici)
To be born.
To die. Each journey
a sudden wave.
–Sonia Sanchez
I seek spiders to
prepare this tendu—to be
threaded between born,
between weaving hours stretched to
hold, between the words “to die”.
Treasures wide, deep—each
turn records time, a journey
of endless song, a
ringed cacophony—sudden,
spiraling shadow—spin wave.
A double tanka shovel poem using Colleen’s prompt words, based on Sonia Sanchez’s wonderful haiku. The NaPoWriMo prompt today asked us to question our future selves, but to me time circles around, and the future has little meaning in isolation.
You can read about shovel poems here, and read more of Sonia Sanchez here.
The stitched monoprint was inspired by Joan Mitchell’s painting “Ici”.
Tags: #tanka tuesday, monoprint, napowrimo 2018, poetry, shovel poem, sonia sanchez, stitched paper, tanka
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Beautiful, I love the lines —each turn records time, a journey of endless song,
So rich!!!
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Thanks Damien! We are all part of the music…
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This is really, really lovely. Cycles and circles! So fitting! And your embroidery is amazingly beautiful as well!
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Thank you! I love to embroider, it’s very soothing.
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This is beautiful, Kerfe–the in between, the spirals. . .I love your stitched print–could be a “carousel of time.”
We’re on the same wavelength about time. I’m going to post mine soon.
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Thanks Merril. I ‘ll go take a look–
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Really amazing!
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Thanks Lynn!
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Circles and webs. Wonderful! I still haven’t cracked this one.
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They are always lurking in my unconscious it seems.
Whatever you come up with will be appropriate in its own fashion.
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Circles are part of the human subconscious, I imagine. I did get a poem in the end, by ignoring the premise that the future means something to us now.
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I love the layer of stitches and color.
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Thanks Sharon. Always layers…
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So creative. I saw the webs and circles and somehow also a map that seemed to fit into the idea of journeying. Beautiful.
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I didn’t see the map until you mentioned it…but I love maps, so I’m glad it appeared! Thanks.
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circling, spiralling through time. wonderful response to the prompt!
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Thanks Lillian. We do circle, even though we often try to straighten those circles out.
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Oh, I love this. The flow of the words is fabulous! ❤
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Thanks Colleen!
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brilliant – in color and genius! 🙂
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Thanks Jodi!
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Interesting that you chose intersecting circles to symbolize birth, death and our journey in between. A visually-stitched philosophy of life. Intriguing words to make one think.
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Thanks Olga. I find circles to be appropriate for most occasions!
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