They’re not exposed with their brown tweeds
and skirts of Caribbean blue,
for nude squiggles I never drew
and for the most part they’ve agreed.
-Lynne
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Four Lines
Squiggles born but not yet composed
begin with a base of yellow,
just add red then blue for mellow
brown tweeds so no squiggle’s exposed.
-Lynne
Four Lines
A mist fading reveals true forms
just as pencils use white paper
and primary colors as shapers
composing squiggles not yet born.
-Lynne
Four Lines
Scribbles dance a loose freestyle twist
until they’re firmly penned down
into squiggles with smiles or frowns
like forms revealed by fading mist.
-Lynne
Four Lines
As for blather there’s too much
to properly sieve and sort through
too much bite to thoughtfully chew
yet not enough to prove nonesuch.
Lynne
Four Lines
Acquiring their base color while
they wait for contour, depth and shade
my scribbles pretend they’re self made
and begin to dance a twist freestyle.
-Lynne
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Sage green and goldenrod cover
only within the space of shape,
since I mustn’t let scribbles escape
while acquiring their base color.
-Lynne
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My colored pictures are outlined
with a Copic fine fountain pen,
the ink when I erase again
stays put and leaves no smear behind.
-Lynne
Four Lines
In the lines I search for figures
a man, a dog, an elephant
and ink the shape that’s relevant,
outlining my colored pictures.
-Lynne
Four Lines
Until I reach my own designs
the shape wriggles before my eyes
while I decide how the page lies
searching for figures in the lines.
-Lynne
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