The Artist Challenge - Butterfly Circus

In Dreams

In the dreams we hold, hope is born.
Small and light, gentle and calm,
Embrace her hand, trusting.
Search for possibilities.

Working for dreams, hope is grown.
Grand and generous, certain and alive,
Let her support, courageous.
Strive for endurance.

With persistence, hope is transformed.
Immense and abundant, strong and capable,
Accept her freedom, exhilarating.
Dream anew, hope is born again.

© 2010 Sarah Donnellan

This art challenge, 'A Burst of Hope', and literary challenge, is based on the following inspiring short film tinyurl.com/kqpve7. Please watch its beautiful message and see and read other member's submissions at theartistchallenge.com and theartistchallengeinferno.blogspot.com.

The Artist Challenge - Turbulence

Turbulence

Destruction was on a new journey.

To a small town, to a quiet town,

To those with big dreams and little means.

To those who hold tight to one another.

And in their bones they could feel it.

And with their skilled eyes they could see it.

The dense gray sky as she came alive.

Brewing, conjuring, heavy daunting clouds.

Anxious, alert faces in windows.

Familiar feelings, in fear, in awe.

Lightening calls crisply, streaking, cracking.

Thunder responds rumbling, angry, roaring.

Quickly, indifferent, the assault begins.

As she blasts down her rain in torrents,

The wind comes in waves upon the land.

And the people know they are surrounded.

Out of the depths of her energy,

It is born. The perfect tornado.

So tightly wrapped around, up and down.

Upon reaching the ground, the path is clear.

Running scared to their safety below,

The air tightens as the pressure drops

The sound of its power reach them then.

Deafening, frightening, all hold their breath.

Above the twister moves eagerly.
While tearing up and so crashing down,
Whisking and soaring and speeding past.
To the end of town, an exit is made.

The storm and her danger, quickly pass.
Emerging out into the sunlight,
The people see and the people stare.
The people sink to the ground and they cry.

© Sarah Donnellan 2010

I wrote this as a literary challenge and the art piece is for the artist's challenge of the same theme. Please see other member's amazing artwork, poems and stories at theartistchallenge.com and theartistchallengeinferno.blogspot.com.

The Artist Challenge - The Reveal

What do you think the curtains can reveal?

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The Artist Challenge - Shifting Shadows

Shifting Shadows Here and There

Shifting shadows here and there,
Here and there they shift.
Claiming shapes of those they meet.
Of those they meet they claim.

Tied to the sun and the moon,
Reflected by earth.
Found in places near and far,
Cruising winds and currents.

Meeting your dark silhouette
Look deep into it.
Lose yourself for a moment,
There may be no escape.

They lurk inside your attics.
In basements they hunt.
At the top of staircases,
They are in your closets.

When darkness is descended,
Around city blocks,
From street signs to shop windows,
A shadow masquerade.

Abounding in the forests,
Under the sparse light.
Trickery and illusions,
Thickly veiled by large trees.

Plunging through ocean's waves
Chasing, pursuing,
Imitating and mocking,
Life in such abundance.

With the rise and fall of the sun,
Dancing upon clouds,
Bouncing off the moon and back,
Amongst the boundless sky.

Shifting shadows here and there.
Here and there, they shift.
Claiming shapes of those they meet,
Of those they meet they claim.

© Sarah Donnellan 2009

I wrote this as a literary challenge, 'Shifting Shadows', and to accompany The Artist Challenge of the same with the piece pictured. Please go view other member's amazing artwork at theartisitchallenge.blogspot.com and read wonderful stories and poems at theartistchallengeinferno.blogspot.com.

Tree Series

This is the second and third in my Tree series. It is interesting to see how the shapes of them can be interpreted differently, like finding objects in the clouds :)

Dancing Tree

Trees dancing in the breeze are mesmerizing to watch. This is the first in my Dancing Trees series.

The Artist Challenge - The Hidden Treasure

'A Hiding Treasure'

I wonder who hid this treasure and why?

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