I decided to do something a little different with Jane’s Random Word List this week–I cut out all the words and combined them with a few from my own collage box oracle on a painted postcard, as I like to do (but haven’t done often enough lately). The image was inspired by Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday prompt, the photo by her friend, Terri Webster Schrandt, below.
gentle
vagabond friend–
the countryside extends
great distances—opens
time to welcome
you home
K. 
Great idea, Kerfe! Someday, I may try that.
Such a lovely, gentle poem.
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Thanks Merril. I’m sure I will do it again. It fits perfectly with the collage box oracle.
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You’re welcome. It does.🙂
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Beautiful poem! What an interesting idea to curate words for inspiration!
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Thanks Terri. It’s a good way to get out of your usual way of thinking.
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Definitely!
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That’s a lovely image, being embraced by the whole world, even time.
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The world needs us to accept that embrace.
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If only we could see ourselves as inhabitants of the world and stop splitting into smaller and smaller groups of allegiance.
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The more I see of it, the less I understand it.
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There are more and more of us (far too many) and we’re all trying to grab a bit to call ours, private property, keep out. Until someone drops a bomb on it.
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There used to be talk of Zero Population Growth, but you never hear that any more. Yes, way too many humans for the world to support. But Capitalism evidently needs more and more people to buy its more and more goods.
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Yes, I remember that one. And the shrinking sustainable economy too. The idea just gets mocked now, going back to the Middle Ages…
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Hi Kerfe, I like your take on this image. It has certainly inspired some lovely poetry this week.
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Thanks Robbie. I agree.
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I like the idea of opening time to welcome another. Making time for a friend is important. I like your artwork inspired by the original image.
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That is so true Jade. I am trying this year to get out of hibernation and connect more. We all need to make time for it.
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Are things getting back to normal in NYC?
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People are pretending there’s no virus which is not so good. I still keep hearing about people getting sick every week. But I feel OK about riding the subway and going to museums with a mask on–on the subway not so many wear them, but museums are better. And I have no problem meeting with friends who I know are careful. I still wear a mask in public places, indoors, or where it’s crowded. I would say maybe 25% do.
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I’m glad you’re masked up.
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Wonderful. It’s so welcoming.
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Thanks–that’s the feeling I was trying to get.
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Oh yea, I like these Kerfe, painting and words, I do. Especially your watercolor-ie work, you know by now, all of them. Two notions (technical) if I’m permitted to say. One, bigger is better (just cause I like them big to see). Two, how about a integrated combination of some sort? Meaning perhaps, picture #1, just the pure picture itself on the posting page, THEN linked to a second (big) copy with the words on that one. So… best of both worlds me thinks. I do that sometimes myself. (Just me being greedy for more of your artistic fingerprints. 🙂
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You know I usually photograph the postcards before putting on the words, but I was in a hurry and forgot to do it with this one. I agree, it’s good to have a copy of the naked painting.
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I love it, Kerfe! I love the image of countryside opening and embracing you. 🙂
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
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Thanks Yvette. I think the landscape will always do that if we let it.
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I always feel welcomed by the countryside! Is this a badger’s hexastitch?
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Yes. I’m growing to like it as much as shadorma.
And yes, the landscape is always ready to embrace us I think.
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This is a hug and a cup of tea in the shape of a poem painting! My best friends tend to be of the gentle vagabond variety, for sure.
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Kerfe, this is beautiful! I love this poetry technique… How lovely!
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Thanks Colleen. I will be doing more I think.
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Excellent. I look forward to reading and seeing more.
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Beautiful, Kerfe. I love your creativity. This poem made me smile.
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Thanks Diana. It reminded me of Sue to do a watercolor like this.
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Yes. I can see that. Lovely
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