reflecting into themselves
reassembled air–
details gathered and released
into shimmering
trembling suspended,
the light falls into silence–
neither night nor day
throwing the questions
into vast infinity–
what the night reveals
This haiku sequence was inspired by Sue Vincent’s photo prompt, above.
The night sky is full of questions…
31 responses to “reflecting into themselves”
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- - October 25, 2018
The colours and their melding capture the halflight beautifully, Kerfe, and I love the poem.
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Thanks Sue. Your camera is magic!
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I think Nature gets the credit 😉
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I see crows in there. Wonderful colours, moody and mysterious, and the haiku sequence is superb.
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Thanks Jane. Always crows, this sky seems to demand it.
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A dark, unsettled sky always has crows in it. Unless it’s by the sea then it has gulls. I think they must be close relatives.
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I always see crows on the beach. I think they follow me.
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Black, white, one’s just the negative of the other.
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This may be one of my favorites of yours. The haiku flow together–the shimmering into the trembling, and the questions thrown to “the vast infinity.” Beautiful. I like the flowing colors of your art–yes, I can see crows there, too!
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Thanks Merril. As Ken pointed out, there’s magic in this sky. So of course, crows!
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🙂
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“reassembled air” is just right for the photo – like alchemy or necromancy or alchemy.
And did I say alchemy? There’s definitely something going on in that sky, and you’ve captured it, especially with your art.
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Well now you’ve made me smile. The sky has its own form of chemistry for sure. Alchemy is a good word for it. (K)
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I think you need an exhibit of your awesome art and words in a circular room.
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Thanks Sharon. I’ve been rejected more times than I like to think about this year. But it’s a nice thought.
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I know about those rejections, too.
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I think we all do, although it always seems like they are just for us when it happens.
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I can’t imagine why you’ve been rejected. The work is stunning! Keep trying please!
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Thanks for your encouraging words. I will never stop working, don’t worry!
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Love the haiku and the art
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Thanks Lynn!
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Hi Kerfe, I always enjoy seeing your colorful Mandalas and how you interpret Sue’s photo for inspiration. These are excellent! I wonder what it would look like on the Gelli plate? 😊
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Thanks Jill! I will get to it one of these days…
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These are really lovely
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Thanks Roberta.
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Sometimes I wish that I could see your art full-screen to meditate on all the details shimmering into the whole. Your words and art free-float into my imagination and I wonder. 🙂
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Thanks Olga. I’m really enjoying how this iridescent watercolor changes with the light. It’s full of surprises.
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As you mentioned before, the “magic of light” is entrancing. 🙂
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I agree with Merril, this is beautiful and the artwork is stunning. Stunning!!!
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Thanks Damien.
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