Monday, June 18, 2012

Reflections

Image: M.C. Escher, Puddle, 1952

Surreal silhouettes mirrored
in mud; refracted reflections…
upside-down negatives
reposed in rutted silence.

Beauty hides in fractured spaces
and unlikely places. Each nebulous image,
perfect within its imperfection,
awaits our discovery.

©  Ginny Brannan June 2012

Written for The Mag #122.  Image provided by Tess Kincaid.
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18 comments:

  1. HelenJune 18, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    ... 'upside-down negatives' ... yes! Nicely captured!

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  2. Laurie KolpJune 18, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    So wonderful, Ginny. I just love it... especially the first stanza!

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  3. BerowneJune 18, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    An image "perfect within its imperfection" - that says a lot.

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  4. AnonymousJune 18, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    Love that first line of the second stanza. Of course, the second one is pretty darn good too.

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  5. Chris WoodJune 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    Ginny, this is strong and delicate, simple in it's intricacy, I love those combinations for sure! Thanks so much for this gift today!

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  6. Brian MillerJune 18, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    upside-down negatives
    reposed in rutted silence.
    Beauty hides in fractured spaces

    love those 3 lines....great turn ginny....smiles....tight little write...

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  7. Tess KincaidJune 18, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    I like the way you saw upside-down negatives in the image...nice concept...

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  8. AnonymousJune 18, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    Yes, beauty hides in unusual places. How great are we to be creatives to want to seek.

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  9. MargaretJune 18, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    A wonderfully pondering poem.

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  10. SemaphoreJune 19, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    I love that Escher print, and the way you've put together a lithographic rendering of your emotional response to it, in words.

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  11. Steve KingJune 20, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    Ginny,
    Such a delicate sense of rhythm and balance--as always. The pictures so complement the prompt. Very fine work.

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  12. Pat HattJune 20, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    Yeah you never know, as sometimes all you have to do is look a little deeper. great piece, but liked the one in your comment to me the best hahaha

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  13. sharonleeJune 20, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    Perfection! Brilliantly crafted.

    http://sharonlee-gatheredinthoughts.blogspot.com.au/

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  14. HelenaJune 20, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    Oh, my Ginny.....this this piece works absolutely perfect with the picture prompt. My fave so far....!!

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  15. AnonymousJune 20, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Absolutely right, and lovely. k.

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  16. emmett wheatfallJune 20, 2012 at 8:42 PM

    Most certainly my kind of poetry. A beautiful short poetic narrative, Ginny. Bravo!

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  17. ayalaJune 24, 2012 at 7:07 PM

    Love this, Ginny.

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  18. Brian MillerJune 24, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    happy sunday ginny...smiles.

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