August Blog Bash, Day 5 - Stella Pierides @stellapierides

Welcome to the Debut of the August Blog Bash 2012!

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Today's Feature:  Stella Pierides

This one-line haiku is lovely.  I have never seen glowworms before, but I've seen them in photos, especially in photos of caves.  I love the irony detected in this haiku:  the speaker of the poem (and/or author) tries to find "symmetry" in the "flight patterns of glow worms."  Order in the chaos.  In fact, this haiku is written in one line as if though it is a reflection of trying to find that order in the chaos.  Another interpretation is that the speaker of the poem tries to match up that symmetry between the male and female glow worms.  In this case, the male glow worms attract females by way of their flashy flight patterns--just like fireflies.  I also do love the alliteration used in this haiku (all the "s")--perhaps a reflection of the noises all the glow worms are creating in the dark.

This is an interesting haiga.  It's a bit quirky at first, but gazing at it once again, it grows on you.  The old architecture in the background is contrasted with the modern LCD or flat TV screen in the foreground--visually speaking.  (Notice the movement of your eyes.)  Then, the entire photo is contrasted with the haiku (center) to emphasize those "lost moments" of time.  I love how this haiga has varying levels of interpretation as well as nostalgia.  Perhaps we are in front of an antique shop gazing at at item that transports us momentarily from the present to the past. Stunning work, Stella!  Thank you so much for sharing and being one of the contributors! (NB:  Text arrangement on MS PowerPoint by Kathy Uyen Nguyen.  Please note that graphics/text will be in this format.)

To check out more of Stella's work, you can click on the following links: Stella Pierides (website) @stellapierides (Twitter) Please do promote this new feature on Facebook, Twitter, etc.!  Thanks so much for all the support!  And look, my blog now has buttons (see below) to make your life easier!  Come back tomorrow for a new artist/author feature!