when spring has arrived
crows will fill the air with song
watch! they're coming soon
In 2007, a group of online friends and artists got together and made chunky books. Each artist made duplicates of their own 4x4 page back and front, and sent them to a facilitator to put together and mail back out to each contributor. This was great fun, even though it was a bit of work. I LOVE chunky books and have several.
Here for your eye-candy pleasure are pages from one of my crow-themed chunky books. I could not scan every single page and could not scan the back as well as the front, but trust me, they are all AWESOME!
Artists: Mahala and Pam Aries
Lisa Poole and Kate Robertson
Kai and Violette
David and Ang
Judi Noble and Lisa Oceandreamer
Joyce Ann and Lorraine (this has the cutest
letter inside, refusing Mr. Crow's proposal
of marriage so Lorraine can continue her art)
Judie and Gemma
And so.....in keeping up with the crows,
here is a bit of crow poetry for your reading pleasure.
MORNING FLIGHT
in the mist that hides the pale pink of daybreak
when the tiniest tip of light reaches horizon lines
the calling starts
a remote sound bite extracted from the dawn
now closer
louder a cacophony of like cries
all at once yet not
then suddenly or so it seems
a moving darkness floods that first beginning of light
a black winging of crows
- in hundreds at least
as if ejected from a hidden rookery a
secret place I know not of
a corvine cloud floods the wide space over fields and
rooftops…
quickly smothers the sky over me with dark shadows and
raucous calls
seems only an instant until it’s over that annoying staccato sound
my vision follows the
iridescent onyx mass of grating noise now
distant
leaving me to wonder their destination forever unknown to me
but my heart soars with their flight
as they leave me behind
grounded ….. but wishing for wings
linked with pleasure to
the haiku and like talents of others
HERE
and now I have to go restring that book :(
Happy Weekend
Happy Spring
Enjoyed your post Judie. You are sounding refreshed and it's good to see you doing your thing. Have a great weekend. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteYou love chunky books, and I love crows!
ReplyDeleteI love crows. Lately they seem to be everywhere... soaring and talking, and sauntering down the street... it must be the spring of your haiku that is calling them to come out! Love the chunky books Judie. What a delight and they so capture all those crow faces!
ReplyDeleteCrows had always been mysterious creatures. I love them. Beautiful poem. Interesting captures of the pages from chunky books.:)
ReplyDeleteLovely haiku and have seen the crows arriving ~ Wonderfully creative 'chunky book' ~ Creative post and photos!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend to you ~ ^_^
Enjoy your trip😀
ReplyDeletewhat a fab idea, chunky books
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much love...
dear judie, thank you for sharing so much raven love!!! i adore these wise birds and have visited here several times to bask in the shared allure of these beauties!!!
ReplyDeleteWe should do another one!
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