The first was created for Buffy Silverman. It was inspired by Buffy's blog banner photo.
For Linda Baie, I wrote a sequence, which was inspired by a photo she had posted on her Facebook page in the autumn of 2014:
Another sequence was written for our fearless swap leader, Tabatha Yeatts. Tabatha always shares wonderful works of art! I thought she might like this painting titled "White Shoes" by Eva Gonzales (1849-1883), a French Impressionist. Tabatha is also this week's Poetry Friday Round-Up host!
Click on the images above to enlarge for easier reading. All poems © Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.
Lovely! I love the way you have matched something you know about each recipient with an image and your poems. So thoughtful.
ReplyDeleteI always try to write something I think will resonate with the recipient, it provides an extra challenge, but a good one.
DeleteThe summer poem swap not only rewards us with poems, it pushes us to be worthy with our own poems. Your poems are personal yet universal. I am always inspired by your image selection and poem pairing.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes think I'm a little odd, so it's nice to hear that your think my poems are universal. (Check your mailbox some time late next week. ;-) )
DeleteYou created lovely works of art for each of us, Diane. I will hang mine up this fall and enjoy it all the more. Our museum has a new exhibition, "Mythological Creatures". Your poem would work well displayed with all the information about the mythical dragons in history.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd love to see that exhibit. I like writing about imagined creatures and places. A few more such poems can be found here
DeleteBeautiful combinations, Diane. I love the one you made for me.
ReplyDeleteI posted about dragonflies earlier this summer! (http://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/2015/06/dragons-and-damsels.html)
I imagine you as one of Eva Gonzales's women--relaxed and enjoying your free time!
DeleteGreat minds think alike, Diane--I posted your poem on my blog today. Love how your poems were so well suited for the people you gave them to.
ReplyDeleteI was just there! Many thanks, Buffy!
DeleteDelightful. I especially love the shoe haiku. So sweet.
ReplyDeleteI like the shoes sequence, too, if only for the comfortability of the shoes themselves.
DeleteSuch gorgeous and thoughtful gifts, Diane! My personal favorite is the one you gave Buffy... I was one of those "occasional small child"s.
ReplyDeleteWhen you grow up hearing them called "darning needles," as I did, then a certain amount of small child fear is expected!
DeleteYou always pair the best art with your poems (and the best poems with that art)!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary Lee! I appreciate hearing you say so.
DeleteI agree with Mary Lee. Great pairing of art and poetry.
DeleteI'm grateful to you, Diane, for inspiring me not just to match art/photos to poems but to combine them. I always enjoy fiddling with size, font, placement, etc to get a good overall effect. My favorite one here is the "White Shoes." Looking forward to one more SumPoSwap!
ReplyDeleteI can hardly write a poem now without thinking about how I can illustrate it. I love the process, too!
DeleteWell, I came over here to prove to myself that I had commented on your site - only to find that I can't find my comment! Huh.
ReplyDeleteI love the poems you shared today. I like to use photos or art as inspiration. These were beautiful!
Yes, I did just receive your "Post Card from Maine". That was the comment I was looking for! I thought I'd asked you for permission to post it this coming Friday. But I must have gotten distracted and clicked out of the page before hitting "Publish"! I'm glad you left a comment! I really have to stop getting distracted!
That's okay, Donna. I do that all the time. I click on "prove you're not a robot," and assume I'm done, when, of course, I still have to hit "publish." I'd be honored if you posted my poem. I look forward to it!
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