Thursday, May 2, 2019

Shadows

Blackbird
Kerry O'Connor
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Restless after dark
A blackbird flies alone
Where no torch burns the shadows ~
Cupping the moon in my palm
I am the eclipse



For Sherry, after a month of poetry writing, the toads are Celebrating Ordinary Things.
I am on a break from poetry, and have turned again to my inks to illustrate a micro-poem from the Skylover archives.


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23 comments:

  1. FireblossomMay 2, 2019 at 5:48 PM

    See, I knew you were really a mythic Goddess with fantastic powers. ;-)

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    1. Kerry O'ConnorMay 3, 2019 at 2:27 PM

      I was trying to keep it under wraps.. oh well..

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  2. Ron.May 2, 2019 at 6:15 PM

    Simple and indeed mystic. Well done!

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    1. Kerry O'ConnorMay 3, 2019 at 2:27 PM

      Thank you. Simple is the most I can do after the April marathon.

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyMay 2, 2019 at 6:38 PM

    This is gorgeous! Your illustration is incredibly beautiful, and I drank up every word of your poem. I especially love the cupping of the moon in your palm, as I did once, on a memorable evening in the long-ago.

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  4. brudbergMay 2, 2019 at 9:32 PM

    I do love you picture... the way you tie it to darkness to shadows is brilliant.

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    1. Kerry O'ConnorMay 3, 2019 at 2:28 PM

      Thank you, Bjorn. I do like the interplay of light and dark.

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  5. Susie ClevengerMay 3, 2019 at 12:16 AM

    Oh, your drawing is gorgeous, and your poem, I don't know where to begin. Beautiful...

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  6. iamthewalrusMay 3, 2019 at 1:00 AM

    SO very good. It's like the Beatle song

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  7. MargaretMay 3, 2019 at 4:54 AM

    I am just stunned at your artistic ability... You need to publish a book with your talent for poetry and these magnificent drawings/paintings... Just Wow!

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    1. Kerry O'ConnorMay 3, 2019 at 2:29 PM

      Maybe one day, Margaret. I am happy to know you like the pairing.

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  8. Kim M. RussellMay 3, 2019 at 10:29 AM

    I love your artwork, Kerry, beautiful colours, and the lines:
    ‘Cupping the moon in my palm
    I am the eclipse’.

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    1. Kerry O'ConnorMay 3, 2019 at 2:30 PM

      I have had new ink for a month which I haven't had the chance to try out. This was a quick sketch! I'm glad it worked out.

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  9. Linda Lee LybergMay 3, 2019 at 6:15 PM

    What a beautiful painting Kerry! And the poem is simply fantastic.

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  10. EllaMay 4, 2019 at 1:27 PM

    Your intimate self portrait is painted with extraordinary brushstrokes. "I am the eclipse" made me sigh-Yes!

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  11. EllaMay 4, 2019 at 1:43 PM

    Key energies associated with Blackbird include home, family, guidance, awareness, magic, safety, transformation, the occult, and mysteries.

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    1. Kerry O'ConnorMay 5, 2019 at 2:15 PM

      Thank you for coming over to visit, Ella! I think the blackbird has come to guide me at this time.

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  12. annell4May 4, 2019 at 3:07 PM

    Beautiful!!!

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  13. Mr. WalkerMay 4, 2019 at 6:55 PM

    Beautiful imagery playing with light and dark. Lovely!

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  14. grapelingMay 18, 2019 at 2:14 AM

    and I am the walrus... :)

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