I've got a bad case of polaroids! ***Comp Entry***

[marten]

Cool addition to the forum! I've really enjoyed what I've seen so far. I have been working recently on Orcas Island; one of Washington State's secret little gems (shhhhh...). I've been having a good time exploring around. If you like to take a peek and see what she looks like, I'll link ye up.

cheers,

marten


http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s72/ ... %20Island/

[Wabznasm]

Some great photography there.

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s72/ ... 0292-1.jpg

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s72/ ... G_0477.jpg

and

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s72/ ... G_0509.jpg

My favourite though has to be: http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s72/ ... G_0603.jpg

I'd love to enter the competition with this. But I'd just feel that whatever entry I'd make would be insignificant to this:

'and from the Gothic mass of the church the spire rose, a prayer imperishable in bronze, immaculate in its illusion of slow ruin across motionless young clouds.' (William Faulkner... who else?)

As soon as I saw that I thought of this - amazing picture.

[barrie]

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s72/ ... G_0122.jpg

I

By the white horse chestnut candles
spiders weave their evening traps,
to wrap the wings
of moon drowsed moths.

II

Downtown bars spill light
and people on the street;
dancing spiders tongue-weave traps
of drunk deceit
for the perfumed, drink drowsed moths
that flutter round the neon-lights of clubs,
or in the karaoke pubs,
among the lasers and the fights
that flourish on the warm spring nights.

[cameron]

Another double yolker Barrie! Ha ha. And you're back on your specialist subject: spiders.

I think the 2nd poem is the highlight. It evokes the sexual tension of Saturday nights very well. I also like the first one, but they don't seem to fit together IMO. Also the second one wouldn't spring naturally from the photo. How about the old I and II ploy again??

You call the chestnut flowers "candles" - never heard that before.

Great picture Marten.

Cam

PS maybe this forum will avoid rigor mortis.

[barrie]

And I'd thought I'd woven the two together with the chestnut candles / town lights: spiders and moths - What goes on up a tree on warm spring night is not much different as to what goes on up town - except there's probably more violence and deception going on up a tree.

Good idea for the old one-two though - (You sound like Marciano's boxing coach.) I'll do it.

cheers

Arachno

[marten]

Some people will step on spiders, or drown them as they try to climb up the slippery porcelain walls with wet feet. I take more of a buddhist approach and keep them alive, so they can flourish and kill other things. Suprisingly the do not do well caged in the confines of a ten year old boy's minature terrarium. Without food or things to occupy themselves, they reluctantly pursue a blood thirst for each other. The strongest will survive; high upon the webbed carcasses, of his former drinking buddies!


Good one Arachno,


Marten