To those curious ones who like intellectual challenges, here are the Explanations of the 8 poems in Pink.
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Poem 1
"Love"
Love
Explanation : if there is one word to word a poem entitled
“Love”, i could not think of a more important word of the same than Love .
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Poem 2 :
" "
Explanation: Love is selfless. Thus the blank in both title and body of this poem.
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Poem 3 :
"Love"
Lighthouse
Explanation: what is The one word that describes Love best for me besides the word Love itself ? After thinking deeply for quite a while, i mean a long while, i couldnt find a better word than Lighthouse. It scans and sees afar, yearns to be everywhere, but yet immobile, caring while stationary.
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Poem 4
"Love"
Cuddle.
Fluffy.
Explanation: what 2 line poem would sum up Love? Or what 2 separate words would describe Love best?
I thought about this one long and hard again. Something universal, all encompassed.
For me, it is the above. The Before and After.
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Poem 5 :
"Love"
Explanation: the challenge here is to do one in tradition of the Love sign.
What does this Love sign represent ? For me, it is about Passion in Self and Others.
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Poem 6 : (this one reference the original Idu logo back in 2005-2007 period)
"Love"
The Positive,
Negative, Yin, Yang, of
I
Accumulate, Distribute
extremes, reversals,
climaxing
At
Vortex,
magically made
POSSIBLE BY
You,
Repairing Violins, Rendering My
Self Selfless
Explanation: this very early idu logo of 2 hearts represent:
Self and Others, the yin ( negative) and yang ( positive), the magical merger of the two when their Selfless aspects intertwine.
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Poem 7:
"Love"
I must, must, must, must, must, must, and I must poetry love in one sentence.
Explanation : Knowing in advance of complaints, of not having a properly one lined sentenced poem, in this Exhibit, i decided to do one.
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Poem 8 : (Referencing "Others" - as Love is about Self and Others. Thus the important audience response to the poems in this Exhibit)
"Love"
What?!
Explanation: never forget the Others in Love.
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Credits: I thank profusely all those that help out in this 2022 Valentine Day Exhibit :
you know who you are.
