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Alphapets: Q R S and T

April 27, 2020

The Alphapets portrait project this week is brought to you by the letters Q, R, S and T. Here’s my abecedarian poem to go with these letters and artwork : Quincy is rarely upset Rufus requests a 3 egg omelet Snickerson eats all the whitefish Tippy, age 2, is still kittenish Here’s the artwork (somewhere…

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Alphapets: I J K and L

April 13, 2020

The Alphapets portrait project this week is brought to you by the letters I, J, K and L. Here’s my abecedarian poem to go with these letters and artwork : Ivan refrains from eating the shoe Joe remembers the things that he knew Kameron eats eggs from the carton Liam looks nice in his tartan…

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Alphapets: E F G and H

April 6, 2020

The Alphapets portrait project this week is brought to you by the letters E, F, G and H. My abecedarian poem to go with these letters and artwork : Everett often warbles with glee Farley is so easy to please Gingerbread loves days when it’s snowed Henry is sure he’s cracked the code Here’s the…

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reading a dachshunds ode

April 16, 2019

As I mentioned regarding the “Leaves and Grounds: Poems for the Canine Soul” painting I wrote of in my last post here, below, is another artwork with a concept related to, nested within, the afore mentioned painting. Also in this post is a poem that I wrote that relates to the ‘Leaves and Grounds’ concept.…

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illustrated poetry dominos and books

March 5, 2019

I’ve been thinking about how reading books is similar to playing dominos or sharing a meal with friends. In all of these activities we practice cooperating with others and peaceably bringing forth the world together. Here’s a limerick poem I wrote and illustrated that playfully reflects my thoughts: This poem and illustration somewhat relates to…

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oh sheet a deadline dragon

February 4, 2019

Dealing well with deadlines is a topic often discussed among my fellow artists and writers. So I wondered “could I make a poem about deadlines, make it funny, illustrate it and create a book format that would accent the concept?” Fun challenge. And here for a free download is what I came up with: Deadline…

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illustrated poetry about food

January 31, 2019

Last weekend I spent some time looking through my cookbook collection which sits on the shelves next to my poetry collection. Since I’ve been practicing both cooking and writing I look to my favorite “masters” in each genre for inspiration. It’s nice to have them all in one spot. Mollie Katzen, Aliza Green, Rick Bayless…

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illustrated poem aka birthday card

January 14, 2019

Some twins I’m lucky enough to know turned one year old today. So in collaboration with my wife, I wrote a poem and illustrated it for them. It was a good opportunity to practice art word combinations. And I think they’ll like it. Their parents and grandparents seemed to. Anyway here’s a picture of the…

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carried away by a book illustrated poem

January 7, 2019

I’ve decided recently to practice my poetry and short-short story writing by writing something, no matter how bad, every day. If there’s anything illustration worthy I’ll illustrate it. Out of all I’ve done thus far this seemed worthy: Doing the poem text with a brush was new and different for me. It was looser and…

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thumb use – an illustrated poem

November 28, 2018

Thumb Use – By Clancy – Sissy had extra-large thumbs. So she cleared the table of crumbs saying “What else can you do, in the absence of stew, but make excellent use of your thumbs?”

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