How to go
from here to there,
shape limb and life
from mental air,
to plot a course
that’s rocky, new,
unseen by others,
glimpsed by you,
you must ignore
the self-derision,
hold tight that skittish
imp called vision.
More thanks to photographer S.W. Berg,
and to the unnamed artist,
who sees what I cannot.
Oddments 
October 21, 2022 at 2:01 pm
I looked quick and saw a cow…you know, with spots. Still drinking my morning coffee…☕
October 21, 2022 at 2:15 pm
A cow. With spots. Well, why not? I’ve had a gallon of serious coffee, so I see polka-dot bowling balls.
October 21, 2022 at 2:24 pm
Now if we see a spotted cow making that spare with a polka-dot bowling ball, we are switching to stronger stuff!
October 21, 2022 at 2:30 pm
Agreed!
October 21, 2022 at 2:41 pm
Well girls, I see some kind of ball with gray polka dots. Could be a bowling ball. Or a weird cow. Maybe a dog’s toy where you put treats inside for your pet to get out. Or maybe the artist had some leftover white paint and this seemed like a good place to get rid of it. You know, use it or lose it!
Ginger
October 21, 2022 at 3:01 pm
I’ll drink to all the above! Bill, the photographer, has said he’s going to try to get a photo of the finished work, and that should enlighten all of us. I have no idea how artists accomplish such large projects, murals or others; it seems impossible to me.
October 21, 2022 at 10:03 pm
I am always in awe of mural artists. I can’t handle an 8×11 piece of paper let alone a wall. 👏🏻 Now, for a ‘what the heck’ moment. I’ve checked this email account several times today, but there was no mail. At a couple of minutes before 6 p.m. all of a sudden they roll in from this morning. Technology – it’s interesting thats for sure.
October 21, 2022 at 10:56 pm
“Interesting” is the word. My computer last night was absolutely goofy, and I finally gave up and turned it off. Today WordPress has been telling me something about plug-ins not being something. I say “what the heck” a lot. As for mural artists, I’m with you. I had an LOL moment when I read that you can’t handle an 8×11 paper, but I got your meaning. Actually, as I wrote this, I was also thinking about you as quilter. You are definitely an artist starting with an idea in your head and going to a gorgeous finish. Not unlike a muralist in that regard. But, yes, how they can see in one little place where they are painting what the entire huge thing will look like is total mystery.
October 22, 2022 at 2:03 pm
I’m not sure how I missed this. I might have had the Cow/Spotted-Bowling-Ball filter activated. Actually, I see a ladybug heading to grab something high above where the artist is working. Then again, I need more coffee.
October 22, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Of course, it might ave been nice if I had said that I liked your poem – I did!
October 22, 2022 at 2:07 pm
Thank you! A ladybug-spotted-cow-polka-dot-bowling-ball it is! I have learned more about this artist, through Bill, the photographer, and I hope to say more about him soon. As for coffee, don’t go to Blog World without it!