Beauty

There is beauty in words. They capture the essence of emotion and truth.


Haiku.

I never thought much about it until Connex started putting up people's haiku entries in trains. It is a project by the Committee for Melbourne. 

They call it 'Moving Melbourne Through Art'.

I love reading the posters and whenever I'm on the train, I take a stealthy look around to see if there are any.

Most of the time, they make me smile while others are poignant and food for thought. Here are a couple of the nice ones. :)

bonfire at the party
people wave away smoke
holding cigarettes
[Emilie Zoey Baker]



a sign
at the Melbourne Cemetery:

Beware of Wildlife
[Anon]



2050
nursing home full of senior citizens
with eyebrow piercings
[Andrew Bromage]



occasional furniture -
what are you
the rest of the time?
[Ian McBryde]



busker -
your talent is too big
for that little street corner
[Lauren Dalman]



And my favourite is this. :)



Athenaeum Library
I shelve romance
& turn to crime
[Mary Hind]


If you like this poetry project, check out Moving Galleries.