painting: Fibian ::: poem: I am Fibian ::: (26-27) [28-29]

Science-Nature: endangered species, amphibian decline, camouflage  ||  Thought-Feeling-Spirit: concern  || Painting Inspired by Poem  || Art in Illustration

poem text:

I am Fibian,
northern leopard frog.
This place is one of my spots.
I was once so common
along Cache La Poudre River,
up and down
across North America

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painting: Neighborhood ::: poem: I Live Where Strangers Smile (28-29) [30-31]

History & Culture: urban design  ||  Community: walkable-friendly city  ||  Thought-Feeling-Spirit: with a smile  ||  Painting Inspired by Poem  ||  Medium: acrylic wash on paper

poem text: 

I live where strangers smile--where we acquire kinship-by-encounter
on common paths with crossing points--
where the names we seem to have forgotten
are those we have yet to learn.

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painting: Glimpse of Old Town ::: poem: Will Archeologist Dig Us Up? (34-35) [36-37]

Science-Nature: archeology, soil erosion-accretion, composting  ||  History & Culture: today as history, what survives?  ||  Community || Thought-Feeling-Spirit: humility, wistful conjecture  || Painting Inspired by Poem  || Medium: acrylic wash on paper

poem text:

We inter kitchen waste in our garden where it helps us produce
tomatoes,
lettuce,
and beans,

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painting: My Trusty Steed ::: poem: The Bicycle ::: (40-41) [42-43]

Science-Nature: wheel, mechanical advantage  ||  Thought-Feeling-Spirit: humor  ||  Painting Inspired by Poem  ||  Medium: acrylic wash on paper

poem text:

The bicycle is a kind machine.
It will take you up any road up any hill,
if, indeed, your muscle will.

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paintings: Carnivore at Sleep & Birds on a Wire ::: poem: Two Men Chanced Together in Their Flight :::(48-49) [50-51]

Science Nature: observe-discover, mixed-species-flocking  ||  Experience: chance meeting, chance observation  ||  Thought-Fealing-Spirit: open to learning  ||  Painting Inspired by Poem  ||  Medium: acrylic wash on paper

poem text

Chanced together were this one man and the birdman,
touching shoulders, going southward on a flight.
There this one man told the birdman his long story,
seeking confirmation that in truth what happened
. . . . . . . . . . is what he saw.

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painting: Flip Flops ::: poem: November 5: Below the Ankles ::: (50-51) [52-53]

History & Culture: styles-fads, groups-cliques, differences  ||  Experience: a walk  ||  Thought-Feeling-Spirit: humor  ||  Painting Inspired by Poem  ||  Medium: acrylic wash on paper

poem text:

November Five.Alive in a long, warm autumn.
A walk across the college campus.
Feelings of being over-dressed and over-aged.
A day to look around.

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