Justice & Jordan – May 2012
Christopher Justice and Michelle Jordan traded writing and artwork. Michelle shared this piece, entitled “Evil Plants and Angel Cat,” with Chris:
In response, Chris wrote this untitled poem:
The witch eating snakes
in my backyard last night
walked through me
into a sea
whose depths swallow sunlight.
On the seven-story hill
in mother’s backyard
she appeared again, minutes ago,
in a Halloween dream;
her silhouette could kill
sunlight with a shard,
brewing algorithms too shy
to reveal Chaos through a beam.
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Chris shared this poem with Michelle:
Son.
We enter the woods at sunrise.
Two birds fight for a worm.
Two hunters kill to learn.
Moss on boulders
Gray on sky,
Slumping shoulders
Wondering why.
Exiting the woods, we approach a clearing at twilight.
Across the river,
From a decrepit stable,
Gallops a white horse, bleeding.
Father.
In response, Michelle made this painting, entitled “The Lesson (Two hunters kill to learn)”:
Oh my goodness! Chris, your response poem is so amazing, and I can’t believe you were able to create such awesomeness using my crazy/silly sketch as a starting point. It’s fantastic! I love it!