Ekphrastacy: Evolution: “Discarded Love Letter”
DISCARDED LOVE LETTER
by Jill Lange
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Discarded Love Letter
by Timothy Callaghan
Most everyone loves a love letter. Still this one plopped like a cauliflower in a pot—
is a bit odd, and entirely open to speculation . . .
clearly not
the finished letter
hastily written
on lined notebook paper
crumpled and tossed
the declarer
a perfectionist perhaps
writing in ink
needing to start over
with fresh paper
or written
under stress
few words per line
with different pens
or varying pressure
random words
appear above crinkles
never because ranting
whatever bleak love
work 4/18/12 edge
there’s been
a falling out of sorts
and our writer
(I’ll say he)
wants to explain
likely privacy
has been interrupted
one thing we know
he is not a smooth talker
this is genuine
Timothy Callaghan, Artist: There is a brief moment in any given day between where I need to be and where I want to be that lingers. This moment is neither romantic nor nostalgic but demands my attention. The scene, which elicits this moment, allows me to reflect, reorganize and ultimately compose an image. I carefully observe the environment my daily routines expose me to through my practice of drawing and painting. The familiar experiences we encounter every day inspire and compel me to translate them to a two-dimensional picture plane. I am interested in the specific qualities that transcend the mundane and elevate a space to place.
Jill Lange, Poet: Jill comes to poetry from a varied background in art, English and environmental education; interior design; technical writing and editing; and poverty law specializing in immigration. These influences including a life-long connection with nature and ongoing sense of social justice can be seen peppering her work. For a number of years she served on the editorial committee for “Tributaries, a journal of nature writing” published by the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Currently, she is focusing on short poems, primarily haiku, senryu and tanka. Her work has been published widely in the US and internationally both online and in print.
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