{"id":22708,"date":"2021-04-23T00:19:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T04:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=22708"},"modified":"2021-04-23T00:19:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T04:19:36","slug":"napowrimo-day-twenty-two-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=22708","title":{"rendered":"NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Painting while the car shakes<\/p>\n

I knew it wasn’t warm and sunny
\nwhen I headed out to paint
\nBut it was sunny at least
\nand there were clouds flying
\nI thought I’d check on the
\ngreat blue heron’s nest and paint
\nwhile watching them stacking what
\nlook like twigs but are much bigger
\nPassed two turkeys on the way
\njust hanging out in someone’s yard,
\ntwo ne’er-do-wells up to something.
\nPulled into the lot just one other car.
\nThe nest was tall with new sticks
\nbright in the binoculars while
\na maple and I huddled against the gusts.
\nI got back in the car, a safe studio
\nto set up paper and paint and brushes,
\nlaughing above the whistling, while
\nthe wind rearranged my composition
\nover and over, bumping my elbow
\nlike I wouldn’t notice at all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Who can paint the wind?
\nApril’s clouds flying away
\nbeautiful kites.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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And tonight’s helper, Harry.<\/p>\n

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