Sonnet: Light in a Jar

Light in a Jar
By Stephanie Aquino
There it is, effortlessly floating on.
Nothing but air. But my hands can't grasp it.
My aching legs run me across the lawn.
It lands on a flower, fragile wings quit.
It's mine, struggling against my hand with force.
Yet it feels so soft. I bring it inside.
Gently into the jar without remorse.
My eyes peek through the glass, it wants to hide.
But I see shimmering wings, delicate.
As if one touch could destroy that perfect
Harmony of something so intricate.
Wishing forever mine, I overstepped.
If I were that creature or it was me
I know all I'd want was to be set free.

Collection of 90 New York Fugue Poems (If that makes sense.)

Page 90

one by one
they slowly
fall off
on page 90
they drift
delicately
across
the page 90
as time
goes on
the sway
across
and then
they're gone.

Fugue in Writing

Thump
It hits once
Boom
It hits twice
Pow
It beats like a drum

New York

What happens to a hasty life?
One rushed across the city lights
running on the city streets
every step a brand new treat.
But how about when the cars pass by?
You better not blink an eye
with them going oh so fast
I'd say make this moment last.

Fugue In Writing

Fugue In Red by Paul Klee

fugue /fyo͞og/ Noun: A contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others...

Paul Klee had to choose between art and music. He had made his choice on his trips to Tunisia, and Africa. The vibrant colors he saw made him want to paint, and he chose to make artwork for his living. When I first saw this painting, before I had read the title or read about Paul Klee's past, I was instantly reminded about music, and about rhythm and beats. He has a couple of painting that follow this trend of giving sound to his artwork, and although those are alike, they stand out from the rest of his artwork, which falls flat in comparison.

As an art student, I admire this painting so much. Although I enjoy trying to do paintings like these, it is something I find very hard to do, and I think that Klee did it in an amazing way. By paintings like these, I mean painting that have something intangible made tangible. In this painting, I can really visualize sound, and I feel like I can almost touch it even. It has a sense of things that are 3 dimensional and real, yet it looks so abstract and unreal.

This painting I would imagine is one that was almost personal to Paul Klee. Having to choose between two careers you love, would be a hard choice. In this painting Klee was able to bring two things that gave him joy together. That translated as a message for me, that when you commit yourself to one thing such as a career, you shouldn't have to let everything else go entirely.