Posts tagged milkweed

Haiku-a-day

A blue sky with puffy clouds is reflected in a pond lined with grasses and milkweed.

The sky in the pond
doubles the soft, changing day,
ecstatic with blue.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 22, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, pond, sky, milkweedComment

Haiku-a-day

A fritillary butterfly feeding on a milkweed bloom.

The thoroughgoing
of the June fritillary
on the milkweed bloom.

Jennifer FarinaJune 24, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, fritillary, fritillary butterfly, milkweedComment

Haiku-a-day

A milkweed flower in bloom with the silhouette of an insect on a leaf above it.

Milkweed universe—
double-dressed scented flowers,
all insects in love.

Jennifer FarinaJune 22, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, milkweedComment

Haiku-a-day

Three great spangled fritillary butterflies feeding on a milkweed bloom.

I don’t need more proof,
I’m not owed anything more
of luck and beauty.

Jennifer FarinaJune 17, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, milkweed, butterfly, greatspangledfritillaryComment

Haiku-a-day

A bright June day with puffy clouds against a blue wky over a vista of tall green grass and trees with milkweed gowing in the foreground.

Milkweed globes forming—
I could break into cartwheels
under the June sky.

Jennifer FarinaJune 10, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, forest, milkweed, blue skyComment

Haiku-a-day

A milkweed husk full of seeds brought inside.

They want to take off,
milkweed seeds I’ve collected—
built to fly and bloom.

Jennifer FarinaNovember 8, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage jameswright, seedpod, milkweed, seedsComment

Haiku-a-day

A milkweed husk full of seeds on a bright October day against dramatic high clouds.

Impossible seeds,
the milkweed sends each one out
into this plain world.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 28, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, milkweedComment

Haiku-a-day

A small white moth with feathery antennae feeding on a milkweed bloom in July.

Half moon of a moth
on the delicious milkweed,
sun setting ahead.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 11, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, moth, milkweedComment

Haiku-a-day

Photo of a milkweed seedpod open on a sunny day in January.

Deep milkweed chambers—
like a house or a soft heart,
doors, windows, open.

Jennifer FarinaJanuary 18, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, milkweed, seedpod, seedheadComment

Haiku-a-day

Photo of milkweed pods opening to let loose fluffy seeds in October.

Milkweed for James Wright—
revealing delicacy
from a clamped hard shell.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 15, 2022jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, jameswright, milkweedComment

Haiku-a-day

Photo by Jennifer Farina of a milkweed husk releasing seeds.

Husks of milkweed blooms,
rough and gray like beached seashells
let go of soft seeds.

Jennifer FarinaSeptember 21, 2022jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, milkweedComment

Haiku-a-day

Photo by Jennifer Farina of a small moth on a milkweed flower.

Sharp, confiding thing,
moth on new pink milkweed blooms—
something that makes sense.

Jennifer FarinaJune 25, 2022jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, milkweed, mothComment

The sky in the ponddoubles the soft, changing day,ecstatic with blue.

The thoroughgoingof the June fritillaryon the milkweed bloom.

Milkweed universe—double-dressed scented flowers,all insects in love.

I don’t need more proof,I’m not owed anything moreof luck and beauty.

Milkweed globes forming—I could break into cartwheelsunder the June sky.

They want to take off,milkweed seeds I’ve collected—built to fly and bloom.

Impossible seeds,the milkweed sends each one outinto this plain world.

Half moon of a mothon the delicious milkweed,sun setting ahead.

Deep milkweed chambers—like a house or a soft heart,doors, windows, open.

Milkweed for James Wright—revealing delicacyfrom a clamped hard shell.

Husks of milkweed blooms,rough and gray like beached seashellslet go of soft seeds.

Sharp, confiding thing,moth on new pink milkweed blooms—something that makes sense.

The sky in the pond
doubles the soft, changing day,
ecstatic with blue.

The thoroughgoing
of the June fritillary
on the milkweed bloom.

Milkweed universe—
double-dressed scented flowers,
all insects in love.

I don’t need more proof,
I’m not owed anything more
of luck and beauty.

Milkweed globes forming—
I could break into cartwheels
under the June sky.

They want to take off,
milkweed seeds I’ve collected—
built to fly and bloom.

Impossible seeds,
the milkweed sends each one out
into this plain world.

Half moon of a moth
on the delicious milkweed,
sun setting ahead.

Deep milkweed chambers—
like a house or a soft heart,
doors, windows, open.

Milkweed for James Wright—
revealing delicacy
from a clamped hard shell.

Husks of milkweed blooms,
rough and gray like beached seashells
let go of soft seeds.

Sharp, confiding thing,
moth on new pink milkweed blooms—
something that makes sense.