Poetry Illustration: Daydream in the scanner.

Daydream in the scanner by Stephanie Stanton.

He was enchanted

with the perfect alignment

of edges; the firm pressure

of a thumbnail scraping

a crease of sharp permanence

Then she continued;

'Be generous with your colours

Be wild,unrestrained

in your selection. These are to be wings

of randomness and chance'

He is intimidated

by the necessity for strict alignment

The head restraint's pressure

forcing him to be perfectly still.

The muffled tapping making his memory flutter...

'Oh look, I see a face

Not a butterfly, a face

I believe it is a man's face;

wide and strong, poking out a forked tongue'

He recalls their shared laughter

Then they continue

making picture after picture

revealing colourful hemispheres

with each pressing

butterfly after butterfly.

One is pinned

measured and marked

There are but hushed mutterings

A damage - fragile wing dust

A sullied half

© Stephanie Stanton.

Poetry Illustration: Overcast.

Overcast by Stephanie Stanton.

Her perfectly manicured fingers stretch

and fondle his surface in search of an edge 

Her smouldering eyes hold the nation's stare

as she lifts him up with a flick of her hair 

She glances an instant, scanning the map

then puts him in place; gives his surface a tap

He loves her, the cloud, and wishes to be 

more than her prop, to be used in 2D

But alas there is nothing that can be done 

for this cloud, manufactured in 71

'The South will remain fairly cloudy but dry'

(He can't let her down, does his best not to cry)

'In the North expect rain but this later should clear'

(When the camera is turned, out trickles a tear)

Poem by Stephanie Stanton 2015 ©