Selfie, Picasso-style
Self Portrait (a re-post)
They say
We know
who we are
in adulthood –
Sister,
not brother,
Wife,
not mother –
A prosaic mosaic,
fragments of a self
But don’t ask me
to complete the picture -
Time has lost
more than a few pieces.
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For other selfies, see The Daily Post.
Five favourites from this week:
I really like ‘prosaic mosaic’.
Just been reading your poems, got to the dark side and had to stop or ruin my mood :)
I was worried that might happen – sorry, Tilly :( (Skip that section if it’s making you bedonderd – no point in reading things that might ruin your day!)
I’ll just do it in bite-size chunks :)
Maybe alternate with ‘The Light Side’… :-)
Or just scribble castigating comments – this might help:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2555275/Hollywood-stars-read-mean-tweets-Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-including-lumpy-faced-bastard-George-Clooney-Jennifer-Garner-apparently-looks-like-ducks-vagina.html
They are so mean! I don’t like it :(
The tweeters are terribly mean. Sorry, I’m not helping much, am I? :-(
It’s okay – I’ve been listening to comedy on Radio 4 :)
:-D
TIme has lost but also gained methinks, loving your selfie. I just noticed your update bb, as I was about to switch off, (’tis snowing herabouts and I was venturing out into the cold and wet!!) so I shall wait a bit longer :-) … xPenx
Hi Pen, :-D
Thanks.
I can’t imagine it being cold and wet! It’s nearly 11:00pm here, as still as a mummy, and around 27 Celsius! I’m contemplating a cold shower before bed.
Enjoy the cold and wet
xxx
BB, I love your selfie…quite creative! And I agree with penpusherpen…I’m sure time as also given a lot too!
Thanks, Sue. I’m not a fan of the selfie :)
I’m not either…I just don’t like pictures of myself…:-)
Selfies are so interesting. Here what strikes me is that your eye is dominant, your mouth cut in half. You are a visual poet ;)
love your header photo.
Thanks, Ben. I finally got the opportunity to photograph a field of lavender :)
Really enjoyed this ‘selfie’…one of the most creative takes on the process that I’ve seen…just loved it.
Thanks, Charles :)
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Great idea, Bluebee! I love it. The sum of “you” is greater than all of the parts. But each part in isolation is fascinating. So is the juxtaposition of the “parts.”
Thanks, Patricia :)
This is so eloquent, BB. I am not sure at the moment who I am . . . or who I want to be. Maybe some of the pieces have gone awol.
Thanks, Nancy. How does one answer the question: Who are you? There are too many answers. When I think about it, I don’t really like to think about it, if you know what I mean?
:) great idea! Marie
Thanks :)
I love this ‘selfie’ – not that I’m a big fan of taking them of myself (note I didn’t enter this challenge) ;)
There are some pieces of me that are missing, but others that have grown (not my boobs unfortunately ;) )
My hubby was asking me why I kept turning my head sideways to look at your post and I said it’s because I was looking at your eye. What a great mosaic of yourself :D
Hahaha – I went to school with a girl who used massage her Achilles’ tendon because the family homeopath said it would make her boobs grow. Maybe you could try that ;-) :-D
Thanks, Dianne.
Haaaaaa! YAY – I’ll try that! ;)
Good luck with that ;-) :-D
I love your Selfie, Bb! We all change with age, but I think we add more ‘good’ bits than bad. Great post!
Thanks, Adee – I like your positive take on the jigsaw that is old age.
your poem so expressive for us all … myriad selves, each one in response to life moment by moment … wonderfully creative ‘selfie’ with style!
Thanks, Christine. :-D
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wonderful poem and selfie ;) I love all the fragments – I mean, if you just took a photo of your toes that would be a bit weird, but together it sorta makes sense – hahaha
Yes, toes are very weird, particularly as selfies ;-) Thanks, Gabe.
well I love your selfie BB
Well, thank you, Miss Jo :-)
I think it is wonderful…missing pieces aside.
Thanks, Renee :-)
A bit bitty, but does show
All the way from head to toe! :)
:-D
Stunning, BB – Picasso would be proud – I just love this
Thanks, Monica :-)
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