Bookworm… – by clinock. 10″ x 12.5″. Acrylic, photocopies, Letraset; on paper.
“A moth, I thought, munching a word.
How marvelously weird! a worm
Digesting a man’s sayings —
A sneak thief nibbling in the shadows
At the shape of a poet’s thunderous phrases —
How unutterably strange!
And the pilfering parasite none the wiser
For the words he has swallowed.”
The Bookworm. (Anonymous old English poem).
‘The 100′ series was initiated by my 100th Post in April 2012. As text and images are the essence of my blog my intention is to present 100 pieces of textual art from historical and contemporary artists and from my own hand. To view the series to date click on ‘The 100’ in my Category Menu.
Man your like a machine, you never run out of brilliant idea. Tha 100 is a milestone!!! Cheers Nonoy Manga
Thank you Nonoy…
Excellent again ..
And thank you again – Are you out there draped in bunting, drinking champagne, eating cucumber sandwiches and waving the Jack for Queenie this weekend?
Absolutely not !… I am indifferent to the Monarchy but generally lean towards being against the undemocratic nature of it all
Hooray for you…
Great combination – love the poem and the painting. very tidy chewing but that worm still couldn’t undo the landscape. Another look at eating one’s words.
Thanks – love your comment…
We both posted books today.
Great minds think alike…
Brilliant. May all your books be safe =)
Thank you – I use the worms for ‘fishing’…
Great combination of image and poem.
Thank you John…