Be you today. That’ll do.
The Origami Student
by Doodleslice 2014-03-06
origami student
prepares his workspace
blue windex and soft cloth
clear of lint, clear of mind
he kneels to begin as he was taught
immaculate square
thin and crisp
white side up like in the book
first fold reveals color
blue paper laced with fierce dragons
supple fingers
patient hands
the patient mind makes the cleanest fold
he tells himself again
just like they said in the video
corner to corner
fold and unfold
the printed dragons smile and stretch
corner to corner and again
and back against themselves
thin paper
thick with folds
grows tiny
and unmanageable
it tears and is discarded
dutiful student
clears his workspace
breathes
selects a new pristine sheet
and kneels to begin again
folding and unfolding
mindful of his lessons
he massages the backs of blue dragons
arranging the dangerous angles
finally revealing the noble symmetries of the simple crane
far away
the origami master
with wrinkled eyes and wrinkled fingers
snatches a crumpled wrapper from the street
she whispers secrets kept in the creases of her smile
and in her hand the stained paper nods knowingly
grateful to find that it has wings
and breath and fire
behold a fierce paper dragon lacing a path in the immaculate blue sky
So bummed! Improv class was canceled tonight!
Attention all of you who dabble in verse: April is national poetry month and to celebrate I would like to read some of your poetry on my podcast. If you would like to participate just private message me. Thanks!
Attention all of you who dabble in verse: April is national poetry month and to celebrate I would like to read some of your poetry on my podcast. If you would like to participate just private message me. Thanks!
"I adore your doodles... I swear looking at those bunnies lowers my blood pressure, calms my mind and makes me smarter. Who needs meditation when there are bunnies?"
Facebook Status – March 12, 2014 at 09:11AM
It’s not Thursday yet, but here’s a throwback. Courtesy of Spin Daddy Alan White, circa 1999/2000, I think. My swing dancing days. At 0:43 you’ll see me and my old dance partner, Marietta. At 3:37 the Lovely Marietta hams it up, and at 6:33 to the tune of one of one of my favorite songs, Petals, by the Lost Continentals, you’ll see me give Theresa a proper dip. Please note her smile at the end of the dip 😉