A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. ~Maya Angelou

[swallow] (text by TheRacket)

 

she stands
in the shadows
of snowflakes

red mittens out in
a scarecrow pose
palms to the moon

rainbow ring
knit hat
tipped back

a crater of lips
open

to swallow the sky

ice petals wisp
into ghosts
on her tongue

 

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 About Creativity Exchange with a gallery of work so far.

 

Remember to check out TheRacket's portion of this week's work. [last wave] 

 

I really loved this week's pieces. Regarding [swallow], I had so many different ideas, inspired by TheRacket's work. So many different things I wanted to try, so many parts of the story I wanted to illustrate, so many emotions I wanted to evoke. In the end, I had to select the one I thought would best capture the words TheRacket wrote. It may have not been the most elaborate, nor was it the most dynamic of the three I completed but I feel really good about the message, the style and the feeling it pushes.