A tipping point,
words become static,
someone has turned
my receiver off.
Tuesday 31 May 2011
Monday 30 May 2011
Sunday 29 May 2011
Columba palumbus palumbus, no 29
A predictable call, day after day.
Are you worn down
by the repetition?
Are you worn down
by the repetition?
Saturday 28 May 2011
Friday 27 May 2011
Thursday 26 May 2011
no 26
The birds have little umbrellas and are sheltering,
raindrops pulsate as they tap dance over greenery
raindrops pulsate as they tap dance over greenery
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Monday 23 May 2011
Sunday 22 May 2011
exchange, no 22
The wind is hassling the leaves today.
The leaves are talking back, they are
not going to take being pushed around.
The leaves are talking back, they are
not going to take being pushed around.
Saturday 21 May 2011
Friday 20 May 2011
head space, no 20
A cacophony of
contradictory voices.
A rumble of
questions and answers.
Time to tune into
another frequency.
contradictory voices.
A rumble of
questions and answers.
Time to tune into
another frequency.
Thursday 19 May 2011
words the wrong way round, no 19
Rubbing each other up the wrong way. Getting trapped in words.
Misreading the signals.
We agree to rewind time.
To explore the possibility
of
velvety words.
Misreading the signals.
We agree to rewind time.
To explore the possibility
of
velvety words.
Tuesday 17 May 2011
no 17
She is crying. I listen and feel helpless..
She is talking
and time heals.
She is talking
and time heals.
Monday 16 May 2011
pencil soundscape, no 16
The pencil exudes a charged soundscape,
as it roughs up the paper it strides over.
as it roughs up the paper it strides over.
Sunday 15 May 2011
rude awakening, no 15
A voice pierces a sun induced micro sleep.
Sound of displeasure, trimmed with sarcasm.
My reverie is punctured by hard edges.
Sound of displeasure, trimmed with sarcasm.
My reverie is punctured by hard edges.
Saturday 14 May 2011
Friday 13 May 2011
no 13, Formicidae
A congregation of ants,
intersect for a seminar
on ant social psychology.
intersect for a seminar
on ant social psychology.
Thursday 12 May 2011
no 12
Listening - but not listening.
Making all the right noises;
the body is somewhere else.
Making all the right noises;
the body is somewhere else.
Wednesday 11 May 2011
no 10
Moist with an early
morning wake up call.
Growth tunes into it's
terrain and
drinks in liquid life.
morning wake up call.
Growth tunes into it's
terrain and
drinks in liquid life.
Tuesday 10 May 2011
this house, no 10
this house hums
this house vibrates
this house growns
this house throbs
this house sighs
this house vibrates
this house growns
this house throbs
this house sighs
Monday 9 May 2011
no 9
My insides growl,
the call resembles
an alarm clock.
My body speaks
from the inside out.
the call resembles
an alarm clock.
My body speaks
from the inside out.
Sunday 8 May 2011
micro taxonomy of bird translations, no 8
"I love you, I love you, I love you,
I told you i'm a pretty polly,
tic tac, tic, tac, tic tac, tic tac,
look at yooou, look at yooou,
too late, too late, too late, too late,
hunky dory, hunky dory, hunky dory".
I told you i'm a pretty polly,
tic tac, tic, tac, tic tac, tic tac,
look at yooou, look at yooou,
too late, too late, too late, too late,
hunky dory, hunky dory, hunky dory".
Saturday 7 May 2011
no 7
"Are you typing as I speak?" She says.
I say, "no".
Realising her words could be
taken down in evidence.
I say, "no".
Realising her words could be
taken down in evidence.
Friday 6 May 2011
breathing, no 6
waking up to the ringing of breathing
a comfortable continuance of time
a comfortable continuance of time
Thursday 5 May 2011
sound, no 5
Close your eyes and listen.
A world alive with a
reverberation of static.
A world alive with a
reverberation of static.
Wednesday 4 May 2011
communication, no 4
Swifts skimming the roof tops.
Gathering in a staccato,
of dots and dashes.
Gathering in a staccato,
of dots and dashes.
Tuesday 3 May 2011
unintelligable, no 3
Busy on the other side of the wall.
Perhaps incarcerating a body
or clawing their way through.
Perhaps stripping wallpaper.
Perhaps incarcerating a body
or clawing their way through.
Perhaps stripping wallpaper.
Monday 2 May 2011
ticking, no 2
A clock is ticking relentlessly today,
an alarm could catch us unprepared
an alarm could catch us unprepared
Sunday 1 May 2011
wind, no 1
This unrelenting steely wind,
could drive anyone insane
with its unremitting demand
to be heard
could drive anyone insane
with its unremitting demand
to be heard
a new month a new theme for May
A new month - catching up with moments in time from my notebook after time way with family. So for the month of May, I have come up with the theme of sound. The challenge is to create words from sounds - real, imagined, transformed into the written word for the month of May.
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