Rich Pictures
Rich Pictures
catching wasps in cobwebs
brutal lines and angles
graffiti strewn puddles
homeless persons
hopeless gaze
shimmer on a wheelchair
in an old abandoned hospital
where cries ring out at night
In the empty cells
demons in the trees
caught in click
spiral monsters
under piers
foaming lap
of northern tides
fractured bulbs
exploding light
strobes the fae
and urban demons
in mushroom circles
cast upon street rubble
the Cyclops
with blinking eye
draws souls
paints discontent
and happiness
in monochrome
boxes of humanity
digital Pandora
letting loose
the unrequited,
the beguiled,
the lost
flash
closer
flash
closer
flash
close
flash
too close
Inspired By: photograph by Richard Nixon (c) Rich Pictures
Ian Whiteley
Wed 6th Jan 2016 23:57
aye up Harry
I'll add these comments to the blog 'Rich Pictures' too - as it may prompt more discussion.
As you say - it's a tough one to describe images that the reader can't see, which is why I love the opportunity on WOL to include an image with the words - not always necessary - but it can help understanding.
This piece is part of a collaboration between the photographer (Richard Nixon) and 3 poets - myself, Laura Taylor and John Togher. We are using (Mainly) black and white source photographs that strike a chord with each of us individually. In the main we are being either descriptive or relaying how the image makes us feel.
This poem was my attempt to capture what the whole experience meant to me - and the thing that strikes me about Richard's pictures are the way he manipulates light with organic and inorganic subject matter - and his use of 'soft' shapes and 'hard' lines and angles. Because of this there will be some conflict in my own use of language, because it encompasses the whole, rather than any one image (Hope that makes sense).
For anyone interested, type the words 'Richpix' in the tag search field and all the pieces we have done so far should magically appear. That may give a better idea as to why summarising the whole project this way throws up conflicting imagery in the words (I hope).
Thanks for the kind comments - I appreciate it as always
Ian