sample

in Paris,
Art is the long standing right
to Sample perfect color, taste, smell
in the market

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'galactometer,' the tool you need if you want to measure the fat in milk.

folklore

tales or folk-lore,
You and I
start from the idea
of a soul secretly hidden

the shadowy, blended with the light,
the Moments the poet prefers,
fiercely true to experience

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'Marchen,' a fairy tale in the Germanic tradition.

calligrapher

a Calligrapher's 
Companion

The letters

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'historiated,' which refers to the decoration of the initial letter of an illuminated manuscript with depictions of people, animals, or scenes.

details

observing details
in the morning
enthusiastically —Grateful

even breakfast was magical

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'trainspotter.' Like the guy on NPR yesterday who had set up video/audio to record a high speed train being tested at night at 165mph. The audio was 4.1 seconds. He was stoked.

This is yesterday's sketch done in paper - with an autumn leaf thrown in to "date" it.

bright orange against blue —
school crossing guards on a perfect September day

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On the momentous occasion of the 1,000th post here, the OED word of the day is 'emacity,' which has too few citations to create an erasure poem. One might call it emaciated (unrelated Latin roots; emacity is a fondness for shopping).

Oh, to be having a frappé facing this view of Little Venice on Mykonos. Larger image on Flickr.

run or walk?

poet…
When caught in a shower
should you run or walk?

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'ombrifuge.'  And I thought bumbershoot was a mouthful for an umbrella!

The Seattle Urban Sketchers revisited Georgetown today. Last time there wasn't a security dude kicking us out of the best sketching spots :(  Larger image here.

couches

reclining on couches
is a classical comfort
and a Science

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The OED word of the day was 'accubation.'

Didn't pack water into Safeco Field, so had to rely just on paper til I got home and filled in a bit. It's nice to have something to do when the home team only gets three hits. Larger image here.

remedy

for relief of Stress,
The remedy is infallible 

a Garden Time Out 

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'acupuncture.'

This is a found paper collage (from the City Arts magazine I picked up at the café first & my ticket) of the Chihuly exhibit watercolor sketch. Larger image on Flickr.

solstice

summer solstice —
sixteen plus hours of sun
salutations

fear

Originally
touching every doubt,
is fear

I’ll content myself in managing,
until I sort out the details

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'home affairs.'

commitment

commitment is
sometimes difficult
to distinguish from Faith

There will be a Critic
the picture less than anticipated
& Life In the Shadow
of Legends never seen

but freedom
to hunt down life

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem|commentary is 'auto-da-fé.'

hope

one percent paper
ninety-nine percent hope —
new sketchbook

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The unused OED word of the day is 'tankini.' Its etymology just too brief :) to use -- though the psychorolutes might like one.

To compensate, the collage IS made up of the images, if not the words, of today's Seattle Times.