Saturday, January 2, 2010

160 - headstand

roots
grab soil,
as trees
dangle limbs
like skirts,
over the sun
drowning in
deep blue sky,
geese backstroking
on its surface.

can you see
other
perspectives?


what can you say in 160 characters? go see monkey man.

50 comments:

Skip Simpson said...

Sounds like you said it! Great job!

Tom said...

now i can, thanks to you. this is great

Daniel said...

Wait, I counted 167 characters. What are you trying to pull here? (Just kidding, I really didn't count.) I like this one, put some images in my mind.

Kim A. said...

Geese backstroking...love this...you really can put the words together, Brian. I'm going to try the 160 tomorrow. I've overdosed on cornbeef, cabbage and cornbread.

loved it today

namaste

Beth said...

Just because I feel fearless, I'm going to try this.

I love your headstand descriptions!

Bonnie, Original Art Studio said...

Creative people always seek out other new perspectives. Hanging upside down from a tree is a good one! Extra blood to the head helps too. :)

Beth said...

Okay! I tried it. Coming up with EXACTLY 160 characters (spaces included) isn't as easy... especially for those as loquacious as me!

Monkey Man said...

You beat me to the punch on my own Sunday 160. I usually wait until after midnight Pacific time to post, but you have given me a whole new perspective (tee hee). Here is my Sunday 160.

Bee and Rose said...

That is simply awesome:) I gotta check this out!

otin said...

Obviously fiction, because it seems that we have no more blue skies on the east coast! haha!

Dianne said...

tree hugger

kys said...

I always try to see the other perspective. And when I'm hanging upside down pondering life, someone kicks me in the butt.

Ronda Laveen said...

Yes, you always give me alternate points of view.

Felicitas said...

Terrific 160 - very original!

Cabo said...

Sooo... what act of GOD will it take to have you pen me some lyrics?

Joanna Jenkins said...

Geese backstroking-- love that.
:-)

Enchanted Oak said...

There you go again, creating something memorable in a brevity of words.

Bernie said...

Brian, you, Rose Marie, Carmen and many others are so wonderful with words......I am way out of my league here but I do enjoy the poetry so much......:-) Hugs

Eternally Distracted said...

I got excited with Daniel's comment...then realised you couldn't be wrong! Damn ;0)

the walking man said...

Above the treeline the gathering below looks as if all the worlds people are gathered below. The Geese back stoke still but I see their belly.

Protege said...

Hello talented you and happy 2010.;) You do so well with so little,
xo
Zuzana

Lorraine said...

i always love your perspective :)

lettuce said...

nicely done
i like the geese backstroking

sheila said...

it! It's sunday already? lol. I'm so bad in keeping with all the different memes and their days.

But I enjoyed this one. I love a new perspective every day!

slommler said...

Beautifully written. Yes I can see...so clearly.
Hugs
SueAnn

Jess Mistress of Mischief said...

I like it!

Shadow said...

what a delightful upside down world! quite revealing, that other perspective...

Bachelor said...

Brian,
Great thoughts for a different view. You are so talented! The Bach

Ocean Girl said...

Headstand is hard to do, say in 160 is harder.

Yaya said...

Love it!

CatLadyLarew said...

Great imagery!

The Retired One said...

I felt you as you did it....
Your imagery in all of your work is awesome....

Betsy said...

Well, when we don't see it, you are great at pointing it out to all of us! :)

lakeviewer said...

Ah
words
added
transformed
joined
painted together.......


(I'm not counting, not counting, not counting.....................................................................).

Roxy said...

You have an amazing way with words, Brian... just awesome!

Goofball said...

yes I can! until my head turns too red!

Wings said...

Well, in nineteen words I can tell you that you have won an award!

Caffeinated Joe - Kreativ Blogger Award

Kulio said...

These are my favorite posts. So much encapsulated in so few words. Backstroking - nice!

Life with Kaishon said...

Wow. That was brilliant! Seriously Brian!

Corrie Howe said...

Sounds like you have a child or two who like like to do headstands. All three of my children learned to read on their heads.

It used to make my so mad, until a 1st grade teacher sent home a poem about how kids learn to read...even when they are doing headstands. ;-)

Green-Eyed Momster said...

Yes, especially after reading your posts.
Thanks and smiles.

blueviolet said...

I like the upside down look!

justsomethoughts... said...

nice
i like it

TechnoBabe said...

Okay now I am dizzy from being upside down.

Her Majesty Lisa (LadyWanderlust) said...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then your 160 characters create a masterpiece.

Bravo!

Jen of A2eatwrite said...

I don't know why, but this reminded me of when I was a child, my favorite "toy" was a prism. I'd walk around my apartment trying to peer through the different lenses - the upside down view was my favorite. Thanks for nudging me to that memory!

Smart Mouth Broad said...

I can see it now.

Lizzie said...

Brian, I TOTALLY love your perspective and creativity on this piece. Rock on! :)

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Candie Bracci said...

Awesome!