it all starts with
a clean white page
flat on the desk...
fold, fold, fold
tuck
fold, fold, unfold
tuck
unfold, crease
fold
admiring my paper dragon,
all the intricate maneuvers
that sustain him,
opening wide he
consumes me
chomp, crunch, munch
gulp
my day begins
with a clean white page
flat on the desk...
Tell a story in 55 words. Give it a try or just read more, go see g-man.
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Everyday is a clean white page on my desk! Great 55!
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Very nice Brian. Origami is an art. :)
I love, love, love a clean white page and all the possibilities it offers.
A clean white piece of paper can be anything you want it to be. One day a dragon. The next day a cow. Unless the dragon eats the cow. Chomp. Crunch. Munch.
I tried to learn how to make all those cool shapes once...wasn't very successful...
Wonderful Brian, the imagery, the descriptions, and the dragon's antics...
My son was given origami animals one year, they were so difficult to make!
My 55 is here
AWESOME 55!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mine's up! Have a sweet weekend with those you love.
The only origami I can make is a paper water balloon. Made a ton of those as a kid. Great 55!
You do these wonderfully! I really think I'd like to try this...maybe I'll get brave soon.
Each new day beginning with a new clean slate, oh how I know we wish that were so. Sadly we seem to bring baggage. I think we should toss the baggage into a dump heap and just start anew with your clean white sheet.
Great 55.
God bless.
ahhhh....the clean white page....great subject, nice 55!
fold, fold, crease, fold, wad, wad wad, scrunch and toss. My dragon turned into a snowball. My 55 is HERE.
I like starting off the day with a clean white page. . . I hope the dragon is really a butterfly.
nice poem... my day also begins with a clean white desk... you wre able to connect an origami piece to a day in the office... :) well done. :)
Might try a peace crane next time. :)
Paper Groundhog Day?
Most excellent 55 Brian!
As Usual!
FYI...You are the only one so far to even get the double entendre on my 55...You Da Man!!
Have a Kick Ass Week-End...G
I too love a clean crisp white page...
makes me smile as does your 55!...:)
My daughter's day is often chewed up in it's entirety this way.
Poetry or origami.. you'd win every time. I'd have to fold. ;)
Not only am I not coordinated enough to do orgami,I couldn't describe it in 55 words,either.
wonderful! i was on an american airlines flight returning from somewhere in the southern states to toronto and there was a contingency of Japanese tourists. unfortunately, i had to witness some very obvious bigotry on the part of the airline crew towards these passengers who spoke little English. at one point, they were attempting to find out the time it would be when they land so they could change their watches, but the airline attendant did not understand and was quite abrupt with them. then they muttered amongst themselves and as i watched, i realized what it was they were wanting to know. i motioned to a couple of them, and showed them the time on my watch for their destination. they were so grateful, three of them made me origami cranes. i had zero Japanese and they seemed to not have a lot of English at all, but we didn't need language to be able to communicate this and for me to feel their immense thanks to me for reaching out and helping them. what goes around comes around, Brian. so uh - why did the dragon EAT you!!! what kinda karma is THAT? ;)
So you are saying that every day starts with a clean slate that eventually turns into a monster that bites you in the butt? I don't feel so good now.
I really like this one Brian. Defintely creates a visual.
My daughter loves origami, any chance you can teach me how to make a dragon. :-)
I always spill coffee on my clean white page lol!
Oh fun is this? A paper dragon that gobbles you up. You are a magician here.
All those possibilities in a white sheet of paper.....,It stresses me out just thinking about it.
Nice ...very promising poem, Brian :)
wishes,
devika
Wow, your sounds are always so crisp I come here for an ear feast. :-)
LOVE this one! I'll never look at a piece of clean white paper the same way again!
Nice 55. All my paper has scribbles on it these days. *hides the pens from the toddler* ;-)
I can make paper airplanes, does that count. Wouldn't even look as good as your work sounds....Hugs
I have not tried a "55" before, so thank you for giving me a first, excellent taste.
I especially enjoy that you account for the part of the process where everyone undoes what they did to do it better and make it final. Masterfully done :D
Writing IS like origami, I like that analogy! Mine is up HERE
-one of your many followers,
Dianne
Origami can be so stunning. You did a terrific job of capturing the dragon.
Have a great weekend.
jj
p.s. I nominated you on my site for an award given to me today and am passing it on. Of course, you are not obliged to participate yourself in what the award entails or requires of you - that's entirely up to you. Just thought I'd let you know. Thanks, Brian!
That page is always yearning to be filled with creativity. Nice one.
Beautiful, your depiction of a day in paper art. So clever.;) And so true...
Have a great Friday, may it begin on a wonderfully pristine page.;)
xo
Zuzana
Beautiful words..!!
Take care
Very cool 55!
A clean white page, oh boy that takes me back to childhood and the start of a new exercise book. Only trouble was, my good intention to do good and tidy work didn't go beyond the first page. Maybe if I'd take up Origami.....
Loved this, Brian.
Filling a white page, or making a dragon - both are art forms.
I find myself with a clean white page on my desk daily...not for origami (which I don't have the patience for) but to write. It remains white and sitting for days on end however. Perhaps I'll try origami again! Lovely 55, as always.
Thank you for visiting me earlier.
<a href="http://www.chefkar.blogspot.com>Friday Flash 55 ~ Checkmate</a>
I love a story about process...rich! And I too wondered why the dragon ate you? LOL!! All you had to do was another fold and he would have been history.
Hugs
SueAnn
subtle but full of imagery again..
great descriptions. but even so, i have not been able to master this art... even with pictures...
I liked this one because it was whimsical. Particularly like the chomp, crunch, munch.
Ah the construction we build that has us for its lunch! The beauty of a job is that its there to sup with, some days it eats you and other days it be turned round the other way.
I like this one. Each day is a Fresh Start.. we can do as we want with it...
Love the dragon theme.... I'm a big Harry Potter fan; and we have a Beard Australian Dragon..lol.
enjoy your weekend with your loved ones..
Betty Ann
can you make a dragon out of paper? wow, I bow to you.
Paper does what we want it to do, we just have to know what we want! -J
The dragons are gonna love this! Or not. You just never know about them. LOL. Love it!
Mine's here:
http://inlindenhills.blogspot.com/2010/02/flash-fiction-friday-shouldering.html
I love your Origami 55, and the metaphor behind it spoke volumes!
very cool!
So many days I've made dragons out of my endless-potential sheet of paper -- what a wonderful imagery you folded and creased into this one!
I always love my visits Brian -- so many words can be skimmed over (enjoyed or not) but very often I fall spinning into yours.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Beautifull, so poetic, life and origami and everythingelse are indeed the same.
By the way I just bought a frog, a jiraffe and a panda at an orgiami selling place, what a coincidence my friend.
Fabulous Brian, as always. Ingenious the way you portray a new day as origami.
have a great weekend!
warm smiles,
yes, when the words will not appear there is always origami--now why didn't I think of that!!!
great 55 --have a wonderful weekend-c
Love it! Do you really do origami? Or was this figuratively speaking?
I love the 55's.
Origami...an art that simply amazes AND baffles me!
Very nice, indeed! Similar "theme" to mine but oh so different in the most delightful way!
Origami is an amazing art and you are an amazing writer. Well done!
They do have "Origami for Dummies" books y'know( ducks the dragon! )
I'll stick to paper aeroplanes, wot? Happy week-end :)
Great 55 Brian. Life folded, unfolded, folded again to present the ever hungry dragon.
i love this 55!! and the imagination runs wild!! it is always such a treat to stop by and read your work!!
Nobody can write sounds or descriptions like you do.
Even the "fold, fold, tuck, unfold, fold" way cool.
I would every one of my days to begin with a clean white page. Perhaps that would be a good way to begin each day. Maybe you just taught me something great. Thanks.
See...that's the trouble...my page is dirty. I guess I can't start.
This was fun! :)
Chomp, crunch, munch!
brilliant post again Brian, have a superb Friday and enjoy your weekend :)
I love origami. I can't do origami. The clean white page is how I try to start out each day. An awesome visual!!
namaste
I love origami. I can't do origami. The clean white page is how I try to start out each day. An awesome visual!!
namaste
Makes me leary of the white paper on my desk this morning! :)
OMG! I love origami! I think there's such talent that goes along with it. I can make a paper crane! Sure it takes me about half the freakin' day, but hey . . . :)
lol. i took a class years ago. i can remember a little. it is so calming just to focus on that one task and let it take you away...
Simple things done well...
This is wonderful. There's something so inspiring to me about a clean white sheet of paper. So many possibilities.
Happy Friday!! :)
--snow
I can make a chicken out of a napkin - that's about the only origami I can manage. :)
Great 55 Brian. :)
Very nice 55 construction. Quite zen in its feeling.
Flash 55 - Buried Secrets
Neat story Brian! :)
Wonderful 55 I'm in awe of people that can do them. :) Well done my friend. Have a wonderful weekend :)
Very neatly done, an admirable piece. And thanks for the steer to EnchantedOak.
It is great
to feel young
and innocent
and playful
when visit U.
Happy Friday!
I would be consumed, too . . . with rage at my inability to make a dragon!
Origami is an art form. I suck at art. My clean white page would end up with 100 folds, signifying nothing.
Hi Brian, just wanted to stop by and say thank you for your kind words; it's nice to know people are there for me.
Most of my paper has pen marks from my kids writing on it.
I want to at least learn to make a flyable paper airplane.
wow you have a lot of comments! :) i want to try that out! i love how you used origami to reflect to the actions of the dragon eating you up. great idea!
How beautifully you give a double message in these 55... had to love it again
thank you dear Brian
Your writing is absolutely priceless. I loved this 55.
PG
Well, I'm bound to like a clean white page, aren't I, Brian?
I'll have to check out the blog on Saturday.
You, my man, are a man of many talents. Origami, writing, counseling, romantic...where does it end?
Reminds me of so many possibilities. There's something about an untouched page.
opening wide he
consumes me
Nice play on words with this!
Very nice, how you weaved your poem as you folded paper dragon- don't we all get eaten up by our work.
"chomp, crunch, munch"
Wonderfully written!
Gerardine Baugh
I totally used to make origami ninja stars. Was great fun and surprisingly complex. Dragons sound pretty epic as well :)
A blank page to me has to be filled and origami unfolded. I can't help myself. Nicely done.
I am a reading teacher who skipped the title and jumped right in. I am greedy sometimes. I saw it was origami and wondered what would happen.
What the blank page does to us....
I love the physical sounds in this 55. I saw and heard the dragon taking shape and munching on you. This is wonderful, and thanks for the plug for my Simple Things challenge. Hope you get out of the dragon's belly soon.
That was good.
Very, very good!
I love how you write Brian.
NICE!
love this brian
Brilliant! I have taught a number of Japanese children no older than 9 who were wonderful at origami. For me it remains a rather scrumpled mess :-)
Hi!again Brian,
Brian said,"my day begins
with a clean white page
flat on the desk..."
...To me that indicate a new and different challenge for you...whether you are at home, work, etc, etc, etc...
Thanks, for sharing!
DeeDee ;-D
I wish I hadn't lost my forensic nursing job of 21 years in massive budget cuts to public health a year ago and still had a blank white page on my desk!
Great 55, Brian!
That's where I'm about to be....with a clean white page. :)
I LOVE IT! One of my favorites that you've written!
my day begins with a rumpled sheet
on a sagging mattress
Love the imagery. fold fold fold, tuck
It's also insane that you have over one hundred comments. What's that like, Brian?
Brian, have just caught up on your posts since last Theme Thursday... wonderful. I'll keep visiting and enjoying!!
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