Art: Patchwork abstract with turquoise by Kerry Ramirez

7/24/18 (OBSERVATIONAL HAIKU)

9:57

 

a grey butterfly

hovers over the fronds of

watermelon leaves

 

10:16

 

a small four-year-old

child plays with a heavy rock

shaped like a raindrop

 

10:19

 

a hopping spider

like a grain of dust hops on

the side of a can

 

10:25

 

dragonflies zip by

the electrical wires

dangling in the sky

 

10:32

 

a car door slams shut

amid the cacophony

of cicada cries


About the author:
Alzo David-West is a writer, poet, and academic. His creative writing appears in Abstract Magazine, Antimatter, Cha, Cultural Logic, Eastlit, Grief Diaries, K’in, Missing Slate, Offcourse, Star*Line, StepAway Magazine, Tower Journal, Transnational Literature, and 365 Tomorrows. He is also the editor of scifaiku and tanka translations in Silver Blade and Star*Line.
Art: Patchwork abstract with turquoise by Kerry Ramirez
In the artist’s words:
I am a Texas artist who works in oils and acrylics, mostly abstracts. I have a formal art education and have taken numerous painting and drawing workshops. I like working with bold colors and textures. My website is located at https://www.etsy.com/shop/kerryramirezart