Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge)
Today I’m looking at finding the disinterest in infatuation and infatuation in disinterest. Today’s study of infatuation brought me to foolish passion and and another look at that great word “unreason,” which made me think of the obsessive works in Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists by Lisa Slominski (and contributors).
For today’s images I changed my lighting preparing my palette for next month. And I cut a new detailed filter.
November PAD Chapbook Challenge
Today we get a two for Tuesday prompt:
- Write a truth poem, and/or…
- Write a dare poem.
dVerse Poets Pub
Today’s is an ekphrastic prompt. Of the four painting to choose from, I felt the most connection to “A November Morning” by John Atkinson Grimshaw.
What We Dare in the Glow of Morning
We dare the cold bite of winter chill
getting through sweaters and coats
mittens, scarves, and caps
to find purchase in our bones
We dare the slippery sidewalks
the threat of the hard meet of concrete
embarrassment of flailing
pain, bruises, and scrapes
We dare to dream of a different world
where all this courage has purpose
inspiring, changing, improving
every trek to a destination desired
We dare to imagine a future in which
our Novembers are paintings of the past
in which we dared to venture out
in the glow of morning
Experience Writing 
Fascinating right Maria. Very interesting perspective.
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Such an interesting take. I suppose every morning could be thought of as a dare–and that we dream of a better world, too. Thank you for joining in the ekphrastic fun!
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I enjoyed the juxtaposition of the lines:
‘We dare the cold bite of winter chill
… to find purchase in our bones
We dare the slippery sidewalks
the threat of the hard meet of concrete’.
I dread those kinds of mornings after having several falls over the past few years. And then you raised my optimism, Maria, with the lines:
‘We dare to dream of a different world
where all this courage has purpose’.
A good way to start the morning!
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So glad you related to my poem.
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Very nicely done!
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Thank you.
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