Self Portrait
Paint me
in
natural pastels --
winter
whites, hues of blue,
charcoal
gravel gray,
powdered
sugar snow.
See me in
the trees, sketched
in pine
needle palette,
oak leaf
ocher.
Trace my
silhouette
in
spring green, fill it in
with flecks of
mouse-eared
chickweed.
Stipple
me
in
rippling watercolors.
Splash
me
on riverbed
rocks.
Color me
hard-headed
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| poem PSC - Apr PAD/2014 (all photos by PSC) |
with a
heart of stone.
Written
for 2014 April PAD Challenge - Day 7:
A Self Portrait poem:
Absolute Brilliance!
ReplyDeleteTHANK you, Meena! :-)
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhh. How did I miss this one, back in April? Oh, that's right. It was APRIL. ;)
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning, my friend. I'm particularly drawn to:
"Stipple me
in rippling watercolors.
Splash me
on riverbed rocks."
Ahhh... thank you, De! This is a favorite of mine -- especially with the photos. So glad you caught it this time around. It's so hard to get around and read (much less comment) on a regular basis,.. but April & Nov?? Never happen! :-O
DeleteOh!!! This is magic! I love how you've translated each portrait into words...these are perfect. How stinkin' smart of you to place that heart-shaped stone in your shadowed silhouette in water...did I say perfect? Perfect!!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS, Hannah!! So glad you caught this one! I knew the theme and pics would touch you. That "heart shaped" stone just appeared in the water one day where I frequently stop & look. Someone must have tossed it in -- right at the perfect spot to be photographed. Wonderfully serendipitous! :-)
ReplyDeleteSuch a perfect protract of a child who refuses to grow up like myself who re-found herself when allowed as an elderly
ReplyDelete. Now a writer and illustrator your portrait makes a perfect prelude