The Writing’s On the Wall

May 8, 2026

The Writing’s On the Wall

listing

in this moment so
askew, can i right myself,
might i write myself?

—dotty seiter

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*Our House Is a Very, Very, Very Fine House*
7 x 7″; watercolor, pastel pencil, and collage on paper
*Make Yourself at Home* series
2026

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Notes about poem and art:
• I wrote “listing” on an afternoon when my body was signaling that something in my mind was out of alignment.
• Our House had as its reference a photo taken by my daughter-in-law Christine while she and Jay traveled recently in Innsbruck. Christine informed us that street art in Europe can be very good—the photo is actually of a wall, but as I have houses on the brain I say, Make yourself at home!

artist at play

make yourself at home series, street art, trompe l’oeil

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Dotty Seiter

12 responses to “The Writing’s On the Wall”

roseanne333

May 8, 2026 at 8:39 am

….with two cats in the yard… Life used to be so hard. I always loved that song. And I love the painting. There’s such beautiful texture to the house with the colors you’ve used.

It’s funny, isn’t it, that mind/body connection. Hoping you’re feeling a bit more in alignment.

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  May 8, 2026 at 1:19 pm
  
  Roseanne, you’ve got me singing along with you, Crosby, Stills, and Nash now! I agree, great song! Thanks for picking up on the textural quality of the painting here.
  
  Thanks, too, for your kind wishes for my alignment. I definitely got the energy flowing again through my chakras, but have probably gone through misalignment and realignment more than once since writing my haiku!
  
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lolajovan

May 8, 2026 at 5:23 pm

A fabulous song! I love the word play of “righting” and “writing”…and this very, very, very fine house with its most fine feline! xoxo

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  May 8, 2026 at 6:29 pm
  
  Lola, thanks! I so enjoy having you as a compatriot who practices and ‘gets’ the gift of righting feelings through writing. This very, very, very fine house, which is not even a house!, was great fun to paint and collage. Thanks for loving it and its most fine feline with me!
  
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carol lee

May 9, 2026 at 1:56 am

Yes, I also noticed the “righting” and “writing”! The interconnection and the way one can help the other. Writing and art have a way to ground us and put us in the correct path!

Your house really reminded me how the houses come flush up to the sidewalk. How colorful and textural the walls and windows can be. Love the simplicity! Good morning kitty!

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  May 9, 2026 at 6:15 am
  
  Righting and writing : ) Writing presents so many gift options to me: nourishment, grounding, calmness, enlightenment, exploration, s l o w i n g down, insight, discovery … I’m a big fan!
  
  Carol, love your observations: houses flush up to sidewalk, color and texture of walls and windows, a kitty, and simiplicity. The simplicity was a big draw for wanting to paint this one.
  
  Thank you for stopping by : )
  
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Joyful Puttering

May 9, 2026 at 8:07 am

Righting yourself with your writing is what you do…..while you continue to make yourself at home!

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  May 9, 2026 at 8:53 am
  
  Righting myself with writing is what I do, and it’s often what leads me back home to myself. Not a bad gig!! Thanks for your affirming words, MaryAnn : )
  
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Sheila Marie Delgado

May 11, 2026 at 8:07 pm

Thought provoking, and fun. I hope your writing righted you. ;o)

I love the simplicity and warmth in Our House. And the furball makes me smile. Wonderful all!

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  May 11, 2026 at 8:18 pm
  
  Thank you for your kind wishes, Sheila. My writing didn’t right me immediately but it pointed me in the right direction : )
  
  I found out today that the image I used as my reference was a small part of a wall that’s part of a castle in Innsbruck that a historic landmark! Indeed a very very very fine house, hahaha!
  
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Sheila Marie Delgado

May 11, 2026 at 8:44 pm

Well, well! A cat in a castle. LOL.

That song is still in my head. My choir teacher was a huge fan, and he always had us sing one of their songs at our performances. Mr. Spoon. Mrs. Spoon was my piano teacher. They lived right around the corner from us. In a very, very, very fine house. :o)

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  May 12, 2026 at 5:37 am
  
  Yup, a cat in a castle!
  
  And now you’ve got me singing again. Our house …
  
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