Style: Poetry (haikus).
Statement: I wanted to capture the essence of nature through its destructive elements, its different forms, and its beauty, and I wanted them to intertwine together through several different stanzas, which is why I chose the haiku format. I feel that the lack of words made me think about which words matter when describing these elements.
Crispy leaves blackened
They dissolve, ash sprinkling down
Miles, worlds of scorched death
Soggy debris floats
Down raging torrents in rain
Structures swept away
A hurricane howls
Dust swirls, furniture flounders
A lost pink ribbon
Sticks tremble and snap
Foundations tumble, crumble
Solid grounds vanish
A Titan’s cursed gift
Life of light and dark of death
A single cig dropped
Hot water rams cold
Winds or quakes make water sweep
Roaring waves unseen
Heating, rotation
Air swirling round, but don’t touch
Complex push and pulls
Tectonic plates clash
Heat pushes down, up, left, right
Scared creatures scatter
Orange and red spar
Planes soar, dousing the beast’s rage
Dinner’s candle gleams
A gurgling pale stream
Ice razor-thin, snowflakes fall
A quick quench chug-jug
Tumbling through the sky
Puffs of breath howl heedlessly
Leaves flitter or whip
A green-brown landscape
“Sticks and stones may break my bones”
Nature’s harmony
Equal, opposite
Don’t provoke the ancient gods
Fire, water, air, earth
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