characters for my new book
Author: gaia mouse
I am a writer, painter, potter, and photographer. I was drawn to writing late in life due to my professional life as a speech-language pathologist (SLP). This led me to an interest in language, social communication, and writing. I believe creativity heals ourselves and our society, and is a way to find an ethical, sustainable future.
leaves
Weeds
grass resents pavement
gleefully thrusts though cracks
encourages dandelion havoc
and escaped petunias rabble rousers.
i walk in dawn
sun rising inexorably
to glint off glass skyscrapers
and church steeples.
look down
grass blades shadow each other
spiral marestail weeds
spin my gaze
rising stridently
from pavement’s weakness.
i revel
in weeds’ resistance
against the transgression
of human dominance and desire
to cover earth
with sharp angled concrete
subjugate this breathing globe
and bring us all to destruction.
June 2020, revised Dec 2021
Grasshopper in the City
Wake
wake slowly no dream soft sheets against my skin reluctant to meet clanging city i lack purpose but have plenty of work i get undressed and go back to bed
Leda and the Swan
The swan has a shlong. Sweet ladies did swoon, “Your shlong is so long.” Leda said, “Nay, I won’t give it a play.” The swam smiled slyly, “Let me show you my tongue” Leda’s eyes twinkled She liked the new wrinkle. The tongue matched the shlong. It rang her gong.
still life 2 years
I painted the original about 2 years ago and found it when looking for more paper for painting. I played with the painting further, making it looser, extending and elongating strokes. Ahhh!
dear professor,
You ask Where to have our class As Delta sneaks in. Savage kin Of covid one Seeking lethal fun. Under a tree Is perfect, you see. If not, Please allot A big room, Rather than Zoom! Zoom, Corporate baby, Everyone in a tomb Of camera angle. Trapped in seat Authority loves neat Rows of faces Compliant No one dares To be defiant. 8/14/21
the god falls
The background was done some undetermined years ago at the beach. I found it when I opened the pad to do this sketch. I inked the man/god yesterday, added a bit more watercolor et voila!
Koshis for the LARGE
This cartoon reprinted for S.R., my (equally) small friend. Okay, S.R., I admit you are a bit bigger than me but not by much!
gaia mouse 