I have my dictionary, a thesaurus and a laptop filled with billions of pieces of information at my fingertips. There’s a staggering amount of words and combinations of words hidden in my keyboard. Like scrabble pieces spread out on the table, all I need to do is pull them out in the right order, at the right time, and with the right flow to create the right image. Aah, this should be easy.
writing is easy
getting your words to make sense
is the hardest part
R-ays
O-f
S-un
I-n
E-arly
M-orn
A-re
E-mitted
A-s
V-iew
E-xhibits
R-ight
I-mage
L-etting
L-ight
A-bound
Topic: Birthday of Rosie Mae A. Averilla (May 26)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
I MOVE
AROUND AND AROUND
TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT IMAGE
OF YOU
IN MY MINDS EYE
I COME
CLOSER AND CLOSER
AND THEN BACK OFF
SEEKING THE RIGHT COMPOSITION
OF YOU AND EVERYTHING ELSE
I MOVE
IN AND OUT
FOCUSING SHARPLY
ON THOSE THINGS
THAT SHOULD STAND OUT
AND BLURRING THOSE THINGS
THAT SHOULD BE LEFT
IN THE BACKGROUND
VAGUE IMAGES
BEST FORGOTTEN
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