WORDS
cursor blinks
barren-brown tired earth cracks
daytime glares
shadow ripples scavenger-starved
cursor twinkles
the horizon winks
ink spreads
stars are scattered
the black page twitches
in the dark the angels sing.
someone dabs a smear of colour startled on the cheek
someone blurs stillness-thick
someone snaps the changing sky
music dribbles, paint dribbles, pictures dribble, swell
nectar dribbles
into the grey earth, sky, scorching sun
there lies
a seed.
//
the seed swells
the pod opens
buds uncurl
one leaf unfurls
just one.
seeking the sun
seeking the moon
seeking ambrosia
seeking the rain
roots reach
tendrils grow
shoots furrow, furrow, deep
soil crumbles, falls apart
stems intertwine
grooves nestle branches
then twigs
then the tip rises, rises, thirsting for the sky
reaching for the sky
crying for the sky
the sky smiles
the sun smiles
the rain touches, trickles and leaves
layers bloom
layers bloom
the grey soil nestles a huge tree, a towering tree, an emerald breathing mother tree
a tree from which just one seed falls
and sinks
into the grey earth
//
life begets life
art begets art
life begets life begets life begets art
ART
This is the main hope I have for The Doodle Project: perhaps it will inspire you to create something, too!
The poem was written by yours truly. The artwork was created by my genius senior, Adrija Ghosh.
