Monday, October 28, 2024

If you make a friend of time - Poem

If you make a friend of time

It wouldn't matter that you have no dime

For waves that break in the mangrove beach

Will pull your ship from that sinking reef


If the lighthouse is afar

And a misty fog blocks the North star

Follow the seagulls to the left

Or north or south whichever is best


A starfish near the beach

May swim away beyond your reach

But a crab that moves sideways

May even wish you better days


An oyster that pricks your feet

Could have a pearl on some distant beach

A raft that is blown to sea

Will reach the Island of Serendib

I did this digital drawing with MS Paint, the earliest and most basic form that has been there for many decades. Even here I used the paintbrush, pencil and a few other tools in much the same way that an artist uses when painting normally on canvas. I didn't use any of the special distorting tools. I just applied the paint as an artist would with no special effects and it came out like this...One drawback is it takes a lot of time and is not easy as it looks, but it is very enjoyable.