Terri Witek
Kimono Pulled Up as Bedclothes (Saxifrage)
White/White |
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Tonight's fireflies |
White/White |
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wink in the dark's one
bowl. |
White |
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How will you find me? |
Yellow |
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If you trail some scent
along |
Deep Blue Green |
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the cleft treeline, a
berry |
White |
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might curl from its
leaves. |
What to Wear Today Kimono (Beneath the Snow)
White |
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She opens one eye, |
White |
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then the drowsier
other. |
Dark Plum Pink
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If two seeds measure |
Medium Plum Pink
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a day's worth, she'll
swallow both. |
Pale Plum Pink |
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Sweet. But go slowly,
slowly. |
Blue Green |
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Soon, pale fronds
of thought. |
What to Wear Today Kimono (Beneath the Snow, Chemise Changed)
White |
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She opens one eye, |
White |
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then the drowsier
other. |
Dark Plum Pink |
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If two thoughts ripen |
Medium Plum Pink |
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together, she'll bite
into |
Pale Plum Pink |
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one so quickly it
leaves marks. |
Scarlet Pink |
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Angry mosquito. |
Kimono Pulled Up as Bedclothes (Flowering Kerria Rose)
Medium Golden Yellow
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Of course I'm happy. |
Medium Golden Yellow |
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It's summer. Coins
multiply. |
Medium Golden Yellow |
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Dust shimmers in
sheets. |
Medium Golden Yellow |
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The bees are milking
away. |
Medium Golden Yellow |
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Noon again? At least
under |
Blue Green |
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all this it's cooler. |
Kimono for Interruption (Diverse Colors)
Lavender |
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This day started well-- |
Sprout Green |
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an apple left my hand
for |
Plum Pink |
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the sill, where it
warmed. |
Pale Yellow Gold |
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For once I could lounge
around. |
Light Maroon/ Dark
Maroon |
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But my thoughts dragged
and saddened. |
Scarlet Pink |
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Thanks for that slow
kiss. |
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Therese Chabot creates delicate, ephemeral installations – carpets, dresses and crowns – using flower petals and natural materials to speak of the stages of life and the paths we are given to choose from. |
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