HOW I FEEL ABOUT THINGS

Poetry by Ricky Garni → Art by Amelia Lucy WoodIMG_1349

Cockroach

the way you walk

is kind of sneaky

and I don’t like it

 

Grasshopper

you hop everywhere,

which I like.

What are you

hopping away from?

Nothing I bet.

You’re hopping to.

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Sidewalk

because you do nothing,

I can stare at you for hours

 

Butterfly

too many people

talk about you

too much considering

how little you do

 

Books

are brainy

 

Dishwasher

makes me want to surf,

although you can hurt

your knees and head

that way

 

Magazines

why read them?

why not beat them

to a pulp?

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Sardinia

Pedro

the best name

in the world

 

Pickpockets

impressive

in the extreme

 

Overalls

are they really?

 

Tight Rope Walkers

nuts

 

Bowling

noisy, colorful,

lingo-filled,

dollar bills,

shoes for dancing

 

Tomatoes

complicated,

yet alluring

 

Pancakes

you woke up when

Mommy made them

 

Lamborghini

¡Olé!

 

Piano

two keys

too many

 

Mixed Media Illustration on paperRoot Beer

God’s notion

of heaven

 

Onionskin

made of

lady things

 

Gingham

no need to

pronounce it

anymore

 

Baseball

geometry

 

Ping Pong

ditto

 

St. Thérèse

worried sick

about Jesus

 

 

Teeth

overrated unless

they are snowy white

 

Old Age

velvety, like

a mountaintop

 

Birds of Paradise

fun to follow home

 

Horseradish

sex toy

 

Bees

afraid of boys

who love bees

 

Mise en Scène

frenchy

 

Polo

horses, hate it

 

Infinity

hard

to forget

 

Black Eye

it’s not the

punch’s fault

 

Middlemarch

what could be better?

honeycakes? not

even honeycakes

 

Homonym

Homo Name

 

Girls

rhymes

with boys

 

Billiards

click

 

Rock n Roll

I forget

 

You

oh lamb, oh no

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Ricky Garni is a graphic designer and machinist from Carrboro, North Carolina. His work is widely available in print, on the Web and in a number of anthologies, in addition to five nominations and one honorable mention for the Pushcart Prize.  Some of his recent titles include: THE ETERNAL JOURNALS OF CRISPY FLOTILLA, MAYBE WAVY and THE SEA OF KICKING LEGS. JIGGLE FEST, a collection of short prose, was released in December 2014. THE PINKIE EMBRACE will be released late summer, 2015

Amelia Lucy Wood : Born in ’83, I naturally developed a huge passion for the 80s, especially the ‘New Wave’ pop movement. I find that most of my inspiration and drive for creating art comes from this era. I am an abstract artist and I adore painting my ‘own take’ on various architecture. For some reason (possibly my obsession for Miami Vice and all 80s/90s Americana), I produce numerous American street and beach scenes.

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Sardinia

The 1980s is my main, but not my only, inspiration. I am also drawn to the vibrant clutter of European cities and the subtle haunts of the Middle East. My heart belongs to London, leading my wandering paintbrush to unconsciously glide over my canvas; creating her iconic skyline as well as her dark gritty alleys. One of my favourite artists, Kandinsky, significantly influences my work, resulting in the use of bright, bold and energetic colours, forms and shapes; ‘earth tones’ rarely features in my vocabulary! I am also inspired by the works of Hockney, especially his use of crisp lines and angles, partnered with his timeless ability to create playful light dance across his work.

Most of my paintings are created without reference. They depict my mind set at that time. I will often notice shapes, colours and images in my work emerging whilst I paint. These images are usually abstract ‘ghost-like’ forms of objects and sounds that I have seen or heard in the day, as well as being manifestations of my mood and the music that surrounds me as I paint.

I love to push boundaries, break rules and have fun. If I get scared, I roll with it, If I mess up, I work with it, and if there is only one thing that I have learned in my career so far as an artist, it is to never give up on a painting, for they never give up on you.

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