Living in the moment, to be present to focus. Very difficult to do in our modern world with all the shiny things to distract us and more information at our fingertips than our brains can handle. Maybe the Japanese have it right with Haiku poetry. A simple poem featuring an image to depict the essence of a specific moment in time. It only consists of three lines of five, seven and five syllables, focusing on the presence of being.
Poetry, Art, Life, all interweave to create the muse, a dance...of the mind and hand. It flows onto the page to reveal the heart of the artist.
I watch the Redbirds in the winter trees as they hop around flashing bits of red trying to fit in with the grey winter days, a bright spot in a winter landscape. They inspire me to capture the moment in paint and verse...to be present in my life and focus on one moment at a time.
“Winter Landscape” watercolor copyright2022 Leada Wood
On this bitter cold winters day
Flies from his perch unaware
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