big city bound

February 6, 2007

as we get closer
smells like someone is grilling
old radios

artist: greg jalbert

Posted in America, commerce, environment, Haiku and Senryu, nature, Poetry, pop, twisp.com | 13 Comments »

13 Responses to “big city bound”

zaphodfreek Says:

February 6, 2007 at 11:21 am
I know what you mean.
Dublin reeks.

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Naughty Heather Says:

February 6, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I live in a medium city that wants to be a big city…wish they would all read this!

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qazse Says:

February 6, 2007 at 9:23 pm
z-freek – I picture Dublin as a cross between the Hobbit and the Emerald City…I am crestfallen.

Heather – I live in a region with cities built upon coal, railroads, lumber, and regional economies (such as dress factories and breweries). Ninety five percent of it has been gone for two generations. The mafia and wannabes dump toxic waste into the mines which honeycomb under a large valley/ flood plane. It all empties into the Chesapeake.

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fencer Says:

February 6, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Hi qazse,

You capture that smell note well!

What a great print that is…

Regards

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qazse Says:

February 6, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Isn’t it terrific. I need to seek out the original source.

Best

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qazse Says:

February 6, 2007 at 11:45 pm
found the artist: greg jalbert

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fencer Says:

February 7, 2007 at 2:30 am
I find it fascinating that most (all?) of his work are digital prints. I’ve been intrigued by printmaking for a long time, but always been deterred by the chemicals, plates and presses. Simulating the same feel digitally… that’s a neat idea.

Regards

Qazse: I fantasize about doing/creating some posters.

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zaphodfreek Says:

February 7, 2007 at 4:59 am
Apologies for felling your crest

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AscenderRisesAbove Says:

February 8, 2007 at 11:04 am
applause!!

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Emily Says:

February 8, 2007 at 11:26 am
I really, really like this! It’s amazing what can be said in three lines. Well captured.

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qazse Says:

February 9, 2007 at 11:13 am
z-freek – that’s okay, I have some glue.

ascender – thank you. BTW: I do plan on following thruogh on my meme but am thinking about doing it with photos.

Emily – thank you also. Sometimes a haikuesque approach is all that is needed. Saves on the amount of letters we take from the letter forest.

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zaphodfreek Says:

February 10, 2007 at 6:00 am
Well,
if you need someone to hold it steady
while the glue dries,
you know where to find me.

Qazse: thank you mister z

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awils1 Says:

February 11, 2007 at 1:36 am
An extremely perceptive, and expressive piece that really shows off what you can do with poetic imagery.

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