Kerry is prompting us to Paint a Picture today over at Real Toads. I have chosen the picture that illustrates this post called Tree Girl with Woodpeckers by Japanese print maker, Kaoro Kawano (1916 – 1965). (Fair Use)
Kerry goes on to add,
With the medium of wood block, Kawano produced images quite startling in their simplicity. I invite you to visit the WikiArt page which features his work, and select an image which appeals to you.
In keeping with the Japanese theme, you may like to consider the form of Tanka. Back in 2013, we were very fortunate to have the expertise of Dr Hisashi Nakamura to guide us through several steps of tanka writing, which may be found HERE.
silver willow girl
bends sensually in flow
whilst woodpeckers feed
true vulnerability
is open to being pecked
napowrimo 7/30
Ah, what a great metaphoric interpretation. Neatly presented in the tanka form.
Thank You Kerry. Tanka seemed perfect so thanks for the nudge.
Oh I LOVE this. “True vulnerability is open to being pecked.” That is brilliant. And wise.
Thanks Sherry.
Love what this say about sacrifice and compromise. I wonder what the woodpeckers will give…
The opportunity to learn 😉
Love how you’ve interpreted this artistic piece. Love the flow of your poem.
Thank You.
I absolutely love this! “true vulnerability is open to being pecked”.. sigh that image is going to stay with me for a while! 🙂
Thanks Sanaa
“silver willow girl” in and of itself is just plain gorgeous. What a beautiful piece.
Thanks De.
Both beautiful and thought-provoking.
Thank You Rosemary.
ha! well, there’s a marriage primer ~
Ha ha 😉
Not just open, but destined, I think–yet like the tree, beauty continues growing–it has its own life which nurtures as well as pushes. Loved this.
I like destined…I like it a lot…very often with pieces like this i feel they are incomplete…as I am…so i leave them be as a reminder…and hope to write better along the way. I appreciate your wisdom.
I hope that the risk of being so open will be worth it in the end.
I believe it always is.
“true vulnerability
is open to being pecked”
I know that too well. Brilliant voice for the image.