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The Last Ninja

The Last Ninja

Inspiration:
Spring.
 
Medium:
Pigmented ink pen and colored pencils.
 
 
The Last Ninja
Do you know what caused
the last ninja to fail?
T’was not weapon or unknown foe,
’tis an uber sad tale.
 
The silent warrior to whom
no guarding ear could listen,
was not a traitor or sniviling coward,
yet betrayed his own position!
 
Alas, the last ninja of the night
has met his match and fallen,
trained for every enemy and silent foe,
but pollen.

Dry

Dry

Inspiration:
Spinning the dryer a full 3 times over looking for a sock, then spinning it a full 3 times in the other direction.
 
Medium:
Pigmented ink pen and colored pencils.
 
 
Dry
You will not win
with all your twisting, spinning,
fanning, finning,
my race against the clock,
 
the more I search,
the more you hide,
 
I will find my other sock!

Memory

Memory

Inspiration:
I don’t remember.
 
Medium:
Pigmented ink pen and colored pencils.
 
 
Memory
Memory, so fleeting,
Like spring dew on a summer’s day,
Like a red rose on a … on a …
Dangit, I forgot what I was gonna say. 

Battle

Battle

Inspiration:
Driving to a meeting I was late to, feeling very overwhelmed and beaten up by life, and frustrated that I seemed to be battling the same weaknesses and shortcomings over and over, for decades! It was intended as a fairly serious vent, but I decided to lighten it up in the end. Like most things in life, you can laugh about them later.
 
Medium:
Pigmented ink pen and colored pencils.
 
 
Battle
Why across the boundless sky
through darkest day and endless night
must I rise time, yet time again,
my inner self to try to win? 
 
Yet here I stand once again,
picked up off beaten ground,
now scar faced with half a grin
and half determined scowl.
 
Who will win the battle long, 
Me, my heart or eye?
Who will sing the victor’s song?
(It’ll probably be a tie!)

Dictation

Dictation

Inspiration:
Dictating poems (probably while on a walk or run) and watching what it came up with.
 
Note:
Did you find the baby hidden owl in this one?
What’s scarier to you, the low battery, or low bars?
 
Medium:
Pigmented ink pen and watercolor pencils (used dry).
 
 
Dictation
Ah comma
The beauties of dictation period
Making poetry so easy comma
Because punctuation rhymes hyphen
Dangit exclamation mark