Expression From dictionary.com I learned that “expression” is about transformation, manifestation, and communication. 1. the act or an instance of transforming ideas into words 2. a manifestation of an emotion, feeling, etc, without words 3. communication of emotion through music, painting, etc. Visually, that leaves the possibilities wide open. I could express absolutely anything. ButContinue reading “Day Six: Expressions of Things That Go Bump in the Night”
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Day Five: Weaving the Allotted Lengths
Destiny Destiny is a fascinating concept: “a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency” (Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary tenth edition). It is human nature to want to have a purpose, to search and strive to find the why of existence. But why try if the course of events isContinue reading “Day Five: Weaving the Allotted Lengths”
Day Four: Reexamining Comfort
It’s storming today, so I put some comfort on it. Thinking about the definition of comfort as relief in affliction, I used blue dots for prickling sorrows, and contrasting orange as its consolation. I’m glad I had an umbrella handy. Comfort When I think of comfort, I think of physical calm, lack of irritation, thingsContinue reading “Day Four: Reexamining Comfort”
Day Three: The Cleaving Smell of Beauty’s Ambition
This is the first Sunday of the of the month, and there is no A to Z on Sundays, so today’s photo-challenge is a little different. I’ll be using the photos I took for Ambition and Beauty to create visual poems guided by a homograph. Cleave Cleave is an enticing word because it is bothContinue reading “Day Three: The Cleaving Smell of Beauty’s Ambition”
Day Two: Beauty Tips
Beauty Dictionary.com defines beauty as “the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).” Notice that it saysContinue reading “Day Two: Beauty Tips”
Day One: Foolish Ambition
Happy April Fool’s Day. I’m not a fan of pranks or practical jokes, so this in not one of my favorite days, but today being the beginning of a poetic journey, I thought of the Fool of the tarot: head in the clouds, not looking where he is going, about to step off a cliff.Continue reading “Day One: Foolish Ambition”
Naked Trees
Thank you readers! Experience Writing has over 1,000 Followers! During my break, Experience Writing reached an exciting milestone. Over a thousand people have chosen to experience writing with me. Thank you. I’m so glad you are here. Please let me know how I can bring value to the time you spend here. Also during myContinue reading “Naked Trees”
#SoCS: Celebrating 100 Days
If you’re curious and want to look back over what I created every day for 100 days, you can click on October 2021 in the column on the right under Archives, and hit “older posts” at the bottom of each page until you get to October 1st when this posting streak started. Stream of ConsciousnessContinue reading “#SoCS: Celebrating 100 Days”
Blackout Poetry Art Day
This is it, the penultimate post of my daily photos and poetry. It’s fun that I will reach day 100 on a Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Yesterday, I got a rainbow of both chisel tip and thin Sharpies for putting words on the world, so I thought I would continue my found poetry project withContinue reading “Blackout Poetry Art Day”
A Fun Found Poetry Project
New Poetry Today is Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub. Head on over to read a diverse selection of poetry and share a poem of your own. Yesterday, while looking at New Pages and planning submissions, I happened upon a call for found poetry from Heron Tree. The call is to create found poetryContinue reading “A Fun Found Poetry Project”