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/