A Tongue in Cheek Little Offering for the Artistic Welbeing of the Nation

Mainly through involvement with Sepia Saturday, I've come to notice that several Bloggers use their Blogs to show case their artistic endeavours.  In the past I've posted some of my wood turnings and carvings, and intend to do so again in the future, but these I cast as craft, not art.  Whilst, "what is art?" is a vexed question, I intend to use the conventional usage i.e. paintings/drawing etc. and poetry/music etc. as the pointer for today's postings;

So in that order, I give you;

Self Portrait, in Crayon, based an drawing by a friend

 

 

The drive to our little place in the country - I kid you

 

 

 

 

Cello Player, based on something I saw once

 

So much for my drawings, and now to another pretension that struck me once upon a time.

 

Whilst, I rather like poetry, Dylan Thames , Philip Larkin & Thomas Hardy in particular,  and especially when it is read by someone with a voice.  I do not claim to necessarily understand the finer meanings and niceties of the poetic form having only spent about two or three lesson during my emtire school career on the subject.  Indeed when I left school my understanding of Grammer was little more than when I entered 10 years earlier.  When, in later years, I was study for a Degree the discussion got on to Syntax and I had to admit that I knew more about Tin Tacks than I did Syntax,  nothings changed.  I no longer have the urge to write anything more than the odd dirty ditty.

 

At  one time I was particularly attracted to the cinquain as a poetic form.  The cinquain has specific rules

I tend to use the following

Line 1 - 2 Syllables

Line 2 - 4Syllables

Line 3- 6 Syllables

Line 4- 8 Syllables

Line 5 - 2 Syllables



Line1: Two syllables
Line2: Four syllables
Line 3: Six syllables
Line 4: Eight syllables
Line 5: Two syllables
Line1: Two syllables
Line2: Four syllables
Line 3: Six syllables
Line 4: Eight syllables
Line 5: Two syllables

Line1: Two syllables
Line2: Four syllables
Line 3: Six syllables
Line 4: Eight syllables
Line 5: Two syllables
Line 1Read more about How to Write Cinquain Poetry by www.poemofquotes.com

Line1: Two syllables
Line2: Four syllables
Line 3: Six syllables
Line 4: Eight syllables
Line 5: Two syllables

Below

The Feet

Heeled, Soled and Toed

Trod down and stood upon

Keeps mankind upright  - planted on

The ground.

Maturity

Sixty

Wisdom’s ripe age

When pleasures take all day

Satisfying – in all that we

Enjoy.

Beyond Caring

Above

Towers aloft

On creaking scaffold head

The restless man sways to and fro

At peace

Shampoo

Herbal

Extracted oils

Washing all cares away

Says, the label that sells - nought but

Soft soap.

In the Dark

The Mole

Scampers  Tiptoe

Somewhere, down there, below

Lest that he is    trampled under

The hoof.

Rewrite

Below

Quiet     humming

Mozart decomposes

Variated sonatas in

B Flat

 

I'm not sure what the purest will make of the form I've adopted, or not, but would appreciate any comment or criticism you may wish to make.