New Artwork and Verse for the New Year
Images from the Natural and Spirtual World
by Cindy Morawski
Last Thursday, I attended a special art exhibit at the McNay called the Orient Expressed, Japan's Influence on Western Art, 1854 - 1918. www.McNayArt.org I noticed while I was walking around and taking in the show's artwork, which continues through January 15th, that they had invited the viewers to "Tweet" a haiku for their favorite work of art. There was an on-going competion for the Best Twittered Verse. Besides the lovely woodcuts, watercolors, and oil paintings, some poems expressed well the subject- matter- at- hand in the drawing or painting. It was double the pleasure. Art and Poetry. What a marriage!
After returning home, I felt inspired to do the same with my recent paintings. I wrote a haiku to match each work of art. However, before I rush into showing you the results, let me tell you a little something about what a haiku includes.
Haiku or Japanese verse come usually in lines of three. They don't have
to rhyme, but they should be in the following syllable count within the
lines of the poem-- 5,7,5. Often they are about nature and include imagery
and figurative language.
Come Together
How does it feel to
Be distanced from everyone?
Red bird on a wire.
Grackle Cackle
I heard your cackle
No text, email, or twitter
One loud grackle's cry
Sunset Song on the Wires
Gathering in song
Sun's descent into crimson
A high flock of lullabies
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Blessed Assurance Blessed assurance Seeking a spiritual home Simple, sacred place  Return to Garner Silhouetted trees Cypress lines of gracefulness 'Gainst a brilliant shore Have you ever written a haiku before? If not, this might make for a happy discovery. Write about a pet, your job, a movie, anything at all . . . Please send it to me, and I'll post it on my next blog. (with your permission, of course) Also, it can be accompanied with a photo or artwork if you'd like. I'll include that as well with your permission. (Email: cski02@sbcglobal.net) Wishing You New Beginnings! Cindy Mockingbird Studio San Antonio, Texas |
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