Street Art, along the waterfront, Tel-Aviv
Photo by Sara Lewis Holmes
13 Ways of Learning This Landscape
I.
open your heart
open your mind
II.
rely on all your senses
what do you see?
what do you hear?
what do you smell?
III.
start with the sky
the blue
the white
the spaces in-between
IV.
notice the dark
the light
the rising
the setting
the moon and the sun
V.
lower your eyes
to the horizon
where lines blur
VI.
see what rises
out of the landscape
tall and imposing
VII.
admire flora
and fauna
earth and water
VIII.
take your shoes off
sink your feet in the sand
dip your toes in the water
IX.
shift your view
to what man has made
take it in from
every angle
X.
find structures of
concrete and metal
barbed wire
XI.
look for color
for movement
for light
XII.
find it not among
the buildings
but on their sides
XIII.
birds take wing
street art bringing
hope to life
I.
open your heart
open your mind
II.
rely on all your senses
what do you see?
what do you hear?
what do you smell?
III.
start with the sky
the blue
the white
the spaces in-between
IV.
notice the dark
the light
the rising
the setting
the moon and the sun
V.
lower your eyes
to the horizon
where lines blur
VI.
see what rises
out of the landscape
tall and imposing
VII.
admire flora
and fauna
earth and water
VIII.
take your shoes off
sink your feet in the sand
dip your toes in the water
IX.
shift your view
to what man has made
take it in from
every angle
X.
find structures of
concrete and metal
barbed wire
XI.
look for color
for movement
for light
XII.
find it not among
the buildings
but on their sides
XIII.
birds take wing
street art bringing
hope to life
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2019. All rights reserved.
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This went an unexpected direction. We began in concrete, and saw deeper into the things behind the imagery. I especially appreciate the invitation to take off my shoes and step into the art.
ReplyDeleteI wrote a couple of haiku and they were terrible. I wrote to all of the images at one point or another, but nothing felt right. The bird reminded me of Wallace Stevens, so I just went from there. This doesn't feel right either, but I just couldn't settle into something. Does that make sense?
DeleteI love your 13 Ways. #8 and #13 especially connected for me:>) I'm so glad you stuck with it and chimed in!
ReplyDeleteA poem about seeing and responding and how art inspires more art! These are 13 excellent ways to look at the world, indeed.
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