the usual

the pleasure
of showing you the Poems
is the usual procedure

. . . . . .

The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'punta riversa.' This fencing term is from the Italian, but does not - the Oxford lads point out - appear in any Italian dictionaries. Perhaps OED really stands for Obscure English Dictionary.

This is the final version of painting posted yesterday (larger version on Flickr) and my entry to Waterworks 2012. With deadline tomorrow, no time for a new sketch!

with heart in mouth

little ornithological acrobats,
the Tit-mice

Watching,
with heart in mouth,
out of the window

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'acrobat.'


Still finishing up this painting of a Portland bridge on the Willamette, but it's close.