Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2021SYR04
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
Purple Loosestrife
poster information
Description
Purple loosestrife and
yellow finches brighten the
canal bikers' path
I've been writing since I've been old enough to write something that someone else would want to look at. Originally, I wrote stories, and they were short stories because I like to be brief. I like the brevity of being able to use the right word at the right time and have it say everything I want it to say. So I'm in love with words and will probably continue to fool with them until I can't write anymore.
This haiku refers to the path along the Erie Canal and to the colors there, which are just fantastic! It's not only a vision for the eyes but has an emotional effect that is peaceful. I now live in Canandaigua. But when I was living in Fayetteville, I was very close to the Erie Canal and Erie Canal Park. It was a lovely peaceful place to go and walk along the park path, which is for many people an almost daily routine. There is color and silence, which is sometimes all you need today!
I always feel grateful for the natural beauty of Central New York, our many lakes, parks, and views of the Erie Canal. From this year's pandemic perspective, they feel ever more precious.
Biking the canal daily was a grateful experience of sky, water, feathered and fury friends.
Days when human species sightings felt rare, smiling eyes and a masked nod warmed the day. This is how I will choose to remember 2020. In 2021, I will look forward to seeing all of your bright, smiling faces!