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"Art in the 'Offal' world (awful world of junk)

 Along the road 

in the kitchen sink

deep in the pockets of some

there are the art works

every one

extraordinary 

fantastic and 

also humdrum

look there lies a brontosaurus

or is it a pair of false teeth

it looks like someone 

who's bitten a snake

or a cracked open 

an earthquake hole

what do you think?

 

There 

when you least expect 

to see art

up a tree, in the park

down a manhole

just see

 

stand on your head

wash your hair

bubbles are there  

shapes pop

nothing escapes 

my keen visionary glare

 

where the worm walked 

there is silvered 

a layer 

of slime

making paintings 

so terribly fine 

and sticky

that history's 

made with an opening fuss

at the exhibition 

in the old bus

just look 

and don't make 

a fuss.

 

The dustbin's full of junk

and art is such a funk

blow a hole in the wall

in the shape of it all

and its art, what? Art!

 

Stretch a line

double its length 

and tie it onto the hedge

sit on the road

reciting a code 

of elegant words 

on a pyre

of the fire with the smoke 

rising up and 

a baggage of muck to deliver 

to farmer Giles

 

oh the stench

that's art

no what do you mean

when its smells

oh hells bells

I can't follow the stream

they're to busy with firs in the bogs

and the logs on the fire 

make a glow

and then its all 

covered in snow.

 


— Nordic cloud, Sep 07, 2009

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Region, Country: Oslo and Flatdal, Norway., NOR

Favorite Poets: Too daunting this.

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Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 9 months ago

Soon I will have to move out into a tent

My 'art' is often either 'rubbish' or inspired by such my photography is at least half of it things other people wouldn't look at twice, they stand askance when I present a crack in the road, or a spent yoghurt top, as you know from one of my other poems, but eveything has something of design, of colour, of expression, of worth in my eyes and I glean my materials with careful judgement to express something permanent with. My house is FULL of such oddities and soon I will have to move out into a tent as I would not throw them out!!!! One could add, although slightly out of place, that every human being has also that worth, referring to Longo's last poem, and we should not overlook the possibilities that each individual on this planet has something unique to offer, to share and to love. Love and thank you, coming from dear you, the visiting butterfly on the rubbish tip I liked that you liked it Anna. Love Ann
Seren

Seren

16 years 9 months ago

Dear Ann

I find treasure in the trash, I find diamonds in a rock LOL I have pet rocks , I love the way you see the world there is no black and white,the colours of the world shine in every line beautifully .. love and respect Jayne x x x
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 9 months ago

Your sweet cat is black and white

But you are right I see all and all can be of worth, some things are not, but they don't capture my attention so much, and it is dualistic to be black and white. My dear father Roland, he always supported the coloured man, he was born in 1898 so he saw the discrimination and I inherited a hatred of the slave trade and any such black and whiteness. People are all the colours of the rainbow and all worth and beautiful. Thank you Jayne and as you do I will for the first time give you X X X Ann
Geezer

Geezer

16 years 9 months ago

O' Queen ....

You do indeed, have an eye for the worthwhile. One of my favorite adages: "One man's meat is another's poison." Everything has worth, it is just a matter of perspective. Who sees it, and how it is seen, is what makes it worthwhile to whomever. Your knight, Sir Gee.
greeneyes

greeneyes

16 years 9 months ago

I love you Ann

Ann this was beautifully written! I loved every word of it. Greeneyes