open the
sky, wash the air with
colors, sing
the wind far
and over the veiled secrets
hidden and exposed
written in
the patterns of land,
dancing on
particles
of distilled light, taking all
and then returning
voyagers
on boundless oceans
flowing be
yond, unfurled,
spinning with spirits, flying–
exploding like stars
I was revising a poem (perhaps posted before–my record-keeping is spotty at best) into shadorma form for Colleen’s #tankaTuesday choice-of-words to go with Sue Vincent’s photo prompt, above, when Laura’s dVerse poetics prompt appeared, with its list of -less words. “Boundless” seemed to reflect more the poem’s intent than my original “endless” (and I like the repetition of the b sounds), and there, also, was the title I needed–“weightless”.
And the spirits, if not the Force, still seem to be with me…
I’ve shown the process of my painting–first I did pure color, then I washed it out by running it under the faucet and letting it dry. I then added some subtle iridescence with a bit more color.
K. 
Your process is like nature’s—wash everything away then add sparkle to bring back the colours.
There’s a hint of the Oracle about this, weightless and endless, washing the world and singing the wind. A breath of fresh air.
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Thanks Jane. I do think the Oracle has her hand in this. I love your analogy of the process.
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Any poem that gets under the skin of things is guided by her, I think.
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this is wonderful
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Thanks Andrew.
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Just beautiful, Kerfe. I love the apparent randomness of the colours… letting them play with the water.
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That’s a perfect description of painting with watercolor. Thanks Sue.
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That’s why I like them 🙂
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Yes,
Weightless” is the perfect title. It fits the light, carefree nature of this.
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It was definitely serendipity when I saw Laura’s wordlist.
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You have done a great job with this, Kerfe.
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Thanks Robbie. I had lots of sources for inspiration!
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Such nuggets of word use, one following the other. A joy to read.
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Thanks Beverly.
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I love the sense of movement in this. It’s so alive.
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Thanks Sarah. I’m glad I was able to capture that feeling.
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Nice sound and sense in “spinning with spirits”. I like those trees in the photograph both near and far against the hills/mountains in the distance.
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Thanks Frank. Sue has a knack with her photos.
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Looking at your colorful creation evokes calm and happy, Kerfe. At play with life is how I see your poem.
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Thanks Jade. We need to keep those feelings around.
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YW, yes we do.
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I admire the artwork, and the heartwork of the poem as well 😁
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Thanks Jude.
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This is excellent before going to bed… may my dreams be such a journey
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I hope so!
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A beautiful poem as always, Kerfe. I loved seeing the progression of your painting (originally thought it was a triptych, which also went well with Sue’s photo.
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Thanks Diana. I don’t usually photograph the progress of the paintings, but I’m glad I did in this case.
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