#AtoZChallenge Letter H

    is for Haiku and Haiga You probably already know that Haiku is a form of Japanese verse containing 17 syllables.  These are usually divided into three lines of 5 -7 -5 syllables.  There is often a seasonal theme.  They are a way of looking at the world and capturing a moment. The veil

#AtoZChallenge Letter G

The theme of my challenge is poetry and books inspired by art and/or art inspired by literature.   is for The Goldfinch  “The Goldfinch” painted by Carel Fabritius in 1654 is a realistic picture of a bird chained to its perch.  It is normally exhibited in The Hague.  This tiny painting with its broad brushstrokes was

#AtoZChallenge Letter F

The theme of my challenge is poetry and books inspired by art and/or art inspired by literature.    is for Donald FINKEL who wrote about The Great Wave by Katsushika Hokusai It is because the sea is blue, Because Fuji is blue, because the bent blue Men have white faces, like the snow On Fuji,

#AtoZChallenge Letter D

The theme of my challenge is poetry and books inspired by art and/or art inspired by literature.      is for DECOMPOSITION by Zulfikar Ghose. There is no picture which you will understand when you read the poem.   I have a picture I took in Bombay of a beggar asleep on the pavement: grey-haired,