Net Galley Challenge
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Buildings to see
Inside the worlds largest airplane factory
some airplane factories are so large that clouds once formed inside them
When you learn that
a phenomenon is not unique
that it follows like a twin
that on the front
behooves the back
that it is part of a system
and is not by itself
Vehicle assembly building
some airplane factories are so large that clouds once formed inside them
When you learn that
a phenomenon is not unique
that it follows like a twin
that on the front
behooves the back
that it is part of a system
and is not by itself
Vehicle assembly building
fiction:
Homeless
I am at the top in between two rocks. Many thousand feet below are sparse number of people. Soon its many people on horses fighting. In no time, a small pool is filled with them. One of them looks that there are people up here. It looks like a normal busy street. There were families hanging their clothes on ropes at unreachable heights on the multi-storeys where they use a stick to manipulate the rope before hanging clothes on it. It was time to leave. We left with what we had In emergency situation, I took somebody's sandals which I thought might be big for me, but were not. We all left. Earlier , in the neighbourhood my friend K was giving keynote lectures for her company. She had long hair. My dad realised he had about 4 bags of fruits. The last one was green grapes. and said that he had about 12K Rs. Before leaving, we had lost about half the people. some were burning in the plaster mummies of Mt Vesuvius shape and others only heads on the floor. We dont know who did it. When we are standing in a building, with many arches, front exposed, a jeep comes by 3 to 4 times. we try to stand in such a way that the cuboid columns will give us protection from fire. Then a men are two come out of it and impress upon us how the buildings around are huge newspaper ones and that we should leave.
6.30.15 dream. last night I saw the poem in the de Mezzo Il mare about the plaster mummies of Mt Vesuvius.
Homeless
I am at the top in between two rocks. Many thousand feet below are sparse number of people. Soon its many people on horses fighting. In no time, a small pool is filled with them. One of them looks that there are people up here. It looks like a normal busy street. There were families hanging their clothes on ropes at unreachable heights on the multi-storeys where they use a stick to manipulate the rope before hanging clothes on it. It was time to leave. We left with what we had In emergency situation, I took somebody's sandals which I thought might be big for me, but were not. We all left. Earlier , in the neighbourhood my friend K was giving keynote lectures for her company. She had long hair. My dad realised he had about 4 bags of fruits. The last one was green grapes. and said that he had about 12K Rs. Before leaving, we had lost about half the people. some were burning in the plaster mummies of Mt Vesuvius shape and others only heads on the floor. We dont know who did it. When we are standing in a building, with many arches, front exposed, a jeep comes by 3 to 4 times. we try to stand in such a way that the cuboid columns will give us protection from fire. Then a men are two come out of it and impress upon us how the buildings around are huge newspaper ones and that we should leave.
6.30.15 dream. last night I saw the poem in the de Mezzo Il mare about the plaster mummies of Mt Vesuvius.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
When we miss somebody
how does the scene
look
to an outsider
an unfinished painting
with white silhouette
of the missing person
*********
From an unfinished painting
look
to an outsider
an unfinished painting
with white silhouette
of the missing person
*********
From an unfinished painting
Painting Successful Watercolours from Photographs
Poetry Prompts:
1. Removing or Adding elements from photo to painting (Isnt that what memory does?)
2. Imagining a photo in a different season.
3. Work outwards from focal point
Anything protected
Atoll Hurricane
is for Hurricane
to be safe
from it
Hurricane action
resembles the
cross section
of a human body
with the storm
rotating up the spine
and building winds
around the border
of the body
is for Hurricane
to be safe
from it
Hurricane action
resembles the
cross section
of a human body
with the storm
rotating up the spine
and building winds
around the border
of the body
Unsame
Peer and Peer
According to dictionary one peer's origin
1175-1225; Middle English per < Old French per <Latin pār equal
and another's origin
1585-95; perhaps aphetic variant of appear
two different words
different paths
sound same
but mean
other
A dictionary
is the register
of births and
deaths
of words
According to dictionary one peer's origin
1175-1225; Middle English per < Old French per <Latin pār equal
and another's origin
1585-95; perhaps aphetic variant of appear
two different words
different paths
sound same
but mean
other
A dictionary
is the register
of births and
deaths
of words
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Who ate whom?
Black Glass Still Life with Fish, Pear and Skeleton
The pear
human skeleton
and the
fish
all have
a skeleton
If the fish
and pear were
not edible
If the fish
ate the man
or the pear
ate him
The fish
ate the man
The pear ate
him
What ate him
The pear
human skeleton
and the
fish
all have
a skeleton
If the fish
and pear were
not edible
If the fish
ate the man
or the pear
ate him
The fish
ate the man
The pear ate
him
What ate him
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Grilling Tongs
Just the metal ones
get hot
making it no good
for grilling
Serving Tongs
they call them
Ones with a
rubber handle
are for grilling
But if you
grill after dark
then you need
tongs with
LED Lights.
get hotmaking it no good
for grilling
Serving Tongs
they call them
Ones with arubber handle
are for grilling
But if you
grill after dark
then you need
tongs with
LED Lights.
Swathe of Colour
Although I mean swatch of paint, I keep saying Swathe and that too often.
At Birds of a Feather, for collage were small scraps of painted sheets,
like parts of a triptych.
Colour applied such that the brush's passage shows.
The white it swept shows
The colour that leapt shows
The colour that slipped
At Birds of a Feather, for collage were small scraps of painted sheets,
like parts of a triptych.
Colour applied such that the brush's passage shows.
The white it swept shows
The colour that leapt shows
The colour that slipped
How to Celebrate your Birthday kit
A Kit from Dictionary is
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose
A Kit
replaces procrastination
of shopping
of making a shopping list
With all things in your reach
and instructions
you have everything but to do
Have you ever seen a boring kit?
Even the Eyeglass repair kit
like an expert's bag contents
and purpose is magic
A Kit is fun
like a cupcake
instead of a cake
mini pennants
spell BIRTHDAY
just the same
A Kit is fun
like a cupcake
instead of a cake
mini pennants
spell BIRTHDAY
just the same
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Good night after a sad day
Its always a
Good Night
after even the
worst day
of the world
Title from a Twitter post
Good Night
after even the
worst day
of the world
Title from a Twitter post
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
There's something that likes flowers
One Vase
Two Bunches of Flowers
Four Vertical Crystal Edges
Stick Stalks
Geometry ends there
Curves flow
Each flower
begins like anjali
ends in a thread
Anjali a cup
formed by palms
When the palms
are full of flowers
its Pushpanjali
when the cup
is a flower
its a Calily
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting
We always think
of painting as art
that there is an
art even in the activity
is instructive
We always think
of painting as art
that there is an
art even in the activity
is instructive
Things to do
She matched her
soft brush
to the spiky brush
her mouth open
teeth with the evil
one on the white
board of things to
do
soft brush
to the spiky brush
her mouth open
teeth with the evil
one on the white
board of things to
do
Monday, June 15, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
What is your Apron?
In 'A is for Apron' introduction, Nathalie Mornu says "When I put on an apron, I feel transformed. the apron seems to channel everyone who's ever worn one before. I'm suddenly more efficient, more in charge, and totally up to the task before me .."
The head of a tripod
Did you know that the tripod
has a head
which wills to be corked
by any right sized
mount opening
has a head
which wills to be corked
by any right sized
mount opening
The true spirit of anything
ADOMI 6 Foot Deluxe Fully Decorated Artificial Christmas Tree 10 Kinds Red/Gold Shatterproof Christmas Ornaments (141Pcs), Unlit
The true spirit of Christmas
First there is anything
Say Christmas
And then its meaning is lost
then you talk of its spirit
A spirit lamp is what I think of
so the fun is limited?
the oil/alcohol runs out
til you find new wells
big well to small well
you heart swells with joy
and when it doesnt no more
you go to the true spirit
like with law
you say letter of the law
intent of the law
why wasnt the intent
in the letter?
No contents says the
iphone
When we get the true spirit
do we go back to
anything
spirit of love
do you go back
to noun or verb
or meaning of it.
The True Spirit of Christmas
Christmas warms us up to the familiarity of the same 'The Christmas' movie run on TV every year. Well two years ago.. 'Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus'.. was a new Christmas story for me. If thats so in the movie world. Book world too has its new additions each year. last year it was 'The Wondrous Tree' by Gramps Doodlebug.
This year's 'The True Spirit of Christmas' by Dorothy Thurgood Manning, a picture book with rhyming verse will make the readers reflect on why is Christmas so wonderful time. Yes we receive gifts but more fun than receiving is giving. The little girl in the story realises the value of making gifts with her own hands. The illustrations have a pleasant feel. All the gifts involved in the book can be used as craft projects too. A popsicle stick jewellery box is a cool idea.. so are the rest of the gifts. So not only do we appreciate the spirit of Christmas but we get to implement and share the joy should we want to make those gifts.
This year's 'The True Spirit of Christmas' by Dorothy Thurgood Manning, a picture book with rhyming verse will make the readers reflect on why is Christmas so wonderful time. Yes we receive gifts but more fun than receiving is giving. The little girl in the story realises the value of making gifts with her own hands. The illustrations have a pleasant feel. All the gifts involved in the book can be used as craft projects too. A popsicle stick jewellery box is a cool idea.. so are the rest of the gifts. So not only do we appreciate the spirit of Christmas but we get to implement and share the joy should we want to make those gifts.
Second Know
We first know things say by reading. But how do you internalize it so you can use it when you read it like you know it. What I call the second know. Recalling something like you know it already.
How kids learn planning
Bambo Nature Extra Large Pull Up Training Pants - by Bambo Nature
My toddler is helping me fetching a diaper for the newborn. Some times I need two quickly. I wonder when kids learn planning and think that 'If I give two diapers, then she can use it or not'. With wipes, she asks me how many are needed, since she cant get more or they'll get useless by drying out.
learning to read to reading to learn
how kids learn
Poets respond
Things happen in a week
but a poet
has no time
to respond to them
A poem has come
from
distractions of life
but a poet
has no time
to respond to them
A poem has come
from
distractions of life
Friday, June 12, 2015
What does everything say?
"the unfurling carpet of guiding lights that say here,
the voice of the controller that says now; " - Mark Vanhoenacker
we might say that we have essentially launched new stars into the sky
Internal Guidance system
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Country Living Smart Solutions
white plates with dictionary-like drawings of butterflies and insects.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Wit
“Wit makes its own welcome and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good will.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lately I have noticed, that I am talking differently. I dont know my sentence till I say it. Long time ago, I would tell the sentence to myself, to make any correction (for example - not hurting others) but would say as is, not taking the advantage of the exercise.
1. You want to chose a carpet thats neither light nor too dark.
If its dark its depressing
If its light it will (I said this impromptu) get depressing with stains and all..
2. Daughter crying at summer camp at a different school. She went late. I asked her of anybody else was crying and then made a stupid crack about how if she had reached the school early, she would have been done crying along with the rest.
Earth as poetry
“It is only when we are aware of the earth and of the earth as poetry that we truly live.”
― Henry Beston
Seafoam is when ocean has seizures.
What would your poem be with 'earth as poetry'?
― Henry Beston
Seafoam is when ocean has seizures.
What would your poem be with 'earth as poetry'?
Stunning photographs
Icebergs look like Giant Penguins
On the right side, can you see
the hind of a bear
brings to light
fifty other narrow egrets
shadows
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Books by weight
In Driving hungry, the author refers to Antiquariat in Berlin where used books are sold by weight. Well, in India too when you are selling away used books to a recyclist, you do that.
In rajasthan, my father and I were shocked to learn that bananas were sold not by the dozen but by weight.
In rajasthan, my father and I were shocked to learn that bananas were sold not by the dozen but by weight.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Relax-a-bye Baby: A bedtime guide to help your little one relax and sleep tight
'Relax-a-bye Baby: A bedtime guide to help your little one relax and sleep tight' written by Mimi summers and illustrated by Dana Theveneau uses 'body scan' technique to help the baby go to sleep, with steps that make him/her appreciate and thank the body. The lyrics rhyme. The illustrations have a lot of colour with very few lines and objects befitting the winding down for a good night sleep. Since the book is not just read-aloud but act along, but like the shavasana in yoga, it is an easy, calming read. The book is too long, so you shouldnt need to read all of it. With time, one it becomes a practice, it will be easier to fall asleep, just like meditation gets easier with practice.
The body scan technique can be used even while bathing, so kids will learn naming the body parts and become familiar with the getting to bed routine.
The body scan technique can be used even while bathing, so kids will learn naming the body parts and become familiar with the getting to bed routine.
Monday, June 1, 2015
The Other "F" Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work
"Bad companies are destroyed by crisis; good companies survive them; great companies are improved by them." - Andy Grove.
In "The Other "F" Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work" by John Danner and Mark Coopersmith, you get to see what the crises can be and how your company size will change your reaction to it, what you can learn from it and how you can remember that to learn from failure as an individual and team.
With Edison and WD-40, we have learnt how taking more risks, we increase our chance of success. But to keep on going ahead like King Bruce, we have to know that we are not going to build that web the first time, learn and improvise from each attempt.
The Failure Value Cycle is about how to mine gold from your crash and burns. With its 7 step process, you create an environment where you accept the ubiquity of failure in a venture, prepare for it, be on the lookout for it, respond, avert and get back on track.
The authors have referred to the latest security debacles of great companies. After each chapter, there is a summary of what are the keypoints. There are questionnaires about how failure is treated in our organisation. There is an encouragement to show off not just your laurels but your albatrosses too.
The best I like are the 3 Rules of learning - from others, by play and thinking and by doing, 'What has to be true' exercise.
You are your worst competitor
In "The Other "F" Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work" by John Danner and Mark Coopersmith, you get to see what the crises can be and how your company size will change your reaction to it, what you can learn from it and how you can remember that to learn from failure as an individual and team.
With Edison and WD-40, we have learnt how taking more risks, we increase our chance of success. But to keep on going ahead like King Bruce, we have to know that we are not going to build that web the first time, learn and improvise from each attempt.
The Failure Value Cycle is about how to mine gold from your crash and burns. With its 7 step process, you create an environment where you accept the ubiquity of failure in a venture, prepare for it, be on the lookout for it, respond, avert and get back on track.
The authors have referred to the latest security debacles of great companies. After each chapter, there is a summary of what are the keypoints. There are questionnaires about how failure is treated in our organisation. There is an encouragement to show off not just your laurels but your albatrosses too.
The best I like are the 3 Rules of learning - from others, by play and thinking and by doing, 'What has to be true' exercise.
You are your worst competitor
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