Skinny+Odes

//Ode to Nature// //by Kaylie// Into the outside A world of color Holding fairytales And secrets no one knows Cast a shadow If you dare Or- Illuminate the sky Into a clearing Of blurry figures And crisp, clear images Into the dawn Where a newborn fawn //Dies// Being eaten by the cold Scary flashes of lightning Followed by a sudden downpour, Sucking all the life Out of the greenery, Making pale the water, Apart from its normal blue Heavy clouds Lighten Moving away, Carrying out any trace of Rain, Except for the large puddles A frog jumps From lilypad To lilypad Rejoicing in the light Into twilight, Hushes, Secrets, Scary stories, Hoots of owls, Chilling cold Then- Ignition Of a tiny spark A simple flame, A flickering child, Grows into a Terror That lights fearful animal’s eyes Knobby knees and Tree stumps Running Into a confusing Twist of going in circles, Long strides, Running Out of harm’s way, Birds settle again Into calmness instead of calamity, Into the Voices of nature

Ode to a Canvas by Kylon

White rectangle, my hands stretch over it. I stroke it with a dry brush, light strokes testing myself, testing my painting skills. Paint finally collides creating sprouts of orange and red. The rectangle's blanketed now. Paint everywhere, a season on material. Coats and layers, swirls of yellow leaves fly back and forth, a fall masterpiece.