Stop and Stare

Simply smell the roses

Stop and Stare

There is depth to art,

deep into which one must delve

for the whole picture.

 

06/06/15

Reviews

[Nadia Gerassimenko]

If I could, I would look at renaissance paintings (those are my favorite) all day long. There's just so much that art can show and tell us, that just giving it a quick glance doesn't give it justice. Nor living life too fast.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed Nadia you have taken both meanings from this. Many thank yous!

[R Smith]

never a truer word was said and you did it in so few words, one of my favourite forms of poem, look at the picture, then walk away come back and look again, always more to see or read :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

True Richard, true. Many thanks.

[Robert]

I am always amazed when people can write such a short piece but be so telling with the few words chosen. Any piece of art, paintings, photographs, poems, etc. you must delve for the whole picture not just superficially.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Robert

[AaronFreitas]

I liked it John... very creative :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Aaron!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Sometimes, that 5-7-5-syllable count can be near impossible to fit...but I'm finding with a little luck and the progression of time, it presents itself quite nicely. I'm still not certain about the difference between the two, though. Isn't one supposed to be seasonal?

You always intrigue the mind, John!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A haiku has seasonal tones and has a sharper discipline a senyru is less onerous dear lady.

[wordman]

this will make you look closer in a art piece and wonder the thoughts of the artist

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you WM

[Jamestown]

Well penned!
Very clever piece, really enjoyed reading it
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you JT

[sereenaoutloud]

Love this Senryu, so very true and the same can be said for People too...so much more than meets the eye!!
Very clever John :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Sereena

[andrew mitchell]

John, you just blew me over with this, your most clever fantastic write yet. Into favs it goes my friend

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Why thank you for such generosity Andrew!

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you for sharing John. I love your works and I know I give you silly reviews but that's cos I respect your writes so much I wonder, I ponder, why I bother to be on here as my reviews paint my stories lol

[Willard Wells]

Very true words and nicely written.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you. I have had an unusually productive senyru day due to weather conditions; sorry!

[Willard Wells]

I have to hold back when I have a bit of blockage since the Senryu and Haiku are so much fun and they help me move past the blockage. Well at least that's the story I am telling.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

No it is a good method. But don't belittle the senyru as not everyone can achieve it.

[Willard Wells]

Not to belittle it at all. I really like them a great deal.