haiku
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And the Livin’ Is Easy
summer matins first light finds its waythrough my translucent eyelidsvia catbird’s throat —dotty seiter === ===== Notes about poem and art:• I wrote “Summer” sixteen years ago when I committed myself to composing what turned out to be about fifteen haiku as part of a self-directed project to focus on what was right in front… Continue reading
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If I Am Very Still
thrumming with energy waiting for clearanceto land, poems circling ina holding pattern —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art: • I enjoy working with the haiku form, having something I wish to say and 17 syllables at my disposal with which to say it; three lines—of 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. •… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my creative practice.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
In 2025 I begin writing poetry and include a poem and painting in each post.
My compass points: shake hands with fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
