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| Ansel Adams [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
ANSEL ADAMS IN CANYON DE CHELLY
meandering
eroding
grain by grain
rising
towering
from the plain
lighting
shadowing
changeable sky
framing
shooting
artistic eye
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2013
From Carol (Carol's Corner):
From Carol (Carol's Corner):
"Canyon"
Great canyon,
shaped
by the crushing,
grinding
wearing
constancy
of movement.
you
who have learned
the secret
of bending,
circumnavigating
and pressing
forward
you
who so clearly
comprehend
pattern and layer
shadow and light
clarity and cloud
You
who know
great beauty
derived
from great adversity
teach me the secrets
of your
rock canyon
endurance.
(c) Carol Wilcox, 2013
chasing sunspots around this mountain
as if you were lighter on your feet
than a rainbow,
or faster than the fingers of clouds
casting shadows.
©Kevin Hodgson, 2013
Each day in April, I will feature media from the Wikimedia Commons ("a database of 16,565,065 freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute") along with bits and pieces of my brainstorming and both unfinished and finished poems.
I will be using the media to inspire my poetry, but I am going to invite my students to use my daily media picks to inspire any original creation: poems, stories, comics, music, videos, sculptures, drawings...anything!
You are invited to join the fun, too! Leave a link to your creation in the comments and I'll add it to that day's post. I'll add pictures of my students' work throughout the month as well.
The theme of my 2013 National Poetry Month Project is
"Common Inspiration--Uncommon Creations."
I will be using the media to inspire my poetry, but I am going to invite my students to use my daily media picks to inspire any original creation: poems, stories, comics, music, videos, sculptures, drawings...anything!
You are invited to join the fun, too! Leave a link to your creation in the comments and I'll add it to that day's post. I'll add pictures of my students' work throughout the month as well.
What a wonderful tribute - to nature and to Ansel Adams. Thank you, Mary Lee!
ReplyDeleteI don't comment each day, Mary Lee...but I am following your posts for April. Really enjoying them and amazed at your skills!
ReplyDeleteLovely - you paid tribute to nature and the artist you was a master at capturing its majesty, Mary Lee.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is a terrific example of the power of word choice. Perfect!
ReplyDelete"Canyon"
ReplyDeleteGreat canyon,
shaped
by the crushing,
grinding
wearing
constancy
of movement.
you
who have learned
the secret
of bending,
circumnavigating
and pressing
forward
you
who so clearly
comprehend
pattern and layer
shadow and light
clarity and cloud
You
who know
great beauty
derived
from great adversity
teach me the secrets
of your
rock canyon
endurance.
(c) Carol Wilcox, 2013
You're out of breath,
ReplyDeletechasing sunspots around this mountain
as if you were lighter on your feet
than a rainbow,
or faster than the fingers of clouds
casting shadows.
-Kevin