Pareidolia

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Poem of the week

By Rhiannonw

Wed, 21 Aug 2024
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Look into the flames, and what do you see?
    Horses and dragons flash in and flee,
    faces and castles seem to appear
for an instant, then disappear?

Look at the clouds floating by –
    a pig? or a dinosaur up in the sky,
    a bird and a mountain towering high
    a train with billowing smoke?
– we joke, and let imagination fly!

With glasses off, and not fully light
I look at the paintings with unfocussed sight –
    instead of the bird with its beak wide in song
    it looks like a storm with a boat flung along
    in the ocean, windswept,
colourful whirls – fantasy unfurls!

[IP: what I see]

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I love this I P poem Rhiannon, especially the second stanza. Clouds always catch my eye. I love how they can change shape as they move across the sky. Imaginative and a joy to read.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Glad you enjoyed it, Jenny. It was fun to do! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

This is lovely, Rhiannon. I love looking at the clouds and seeing landscapes and castles and all sorts of animals. Unfortunately my desk is by the window so it's a real distraction when I'm meant to be working!

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, airy. A bit of reaxation can help, but then sometimes it becomes too absorbing! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

You're getting really good. What does "Pareidolia" mean? Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. I didn't know the word before either! The online dictionary says that it means, 'the illusory perception of meaningful patterns or images of familiar things in random or amorphous data, as a face seen on the moon.'  Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

OK. Seeing meaning in white noise, self deception.

Very appropriate! TommMM

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I don't understand what you're getting at there, Tom. I don't see how white noise has any connection. And it isn't about self-deception really. Just thinking patterns and shapes look like something else. Haven't you thought a cloud shape a bit like an animal or something else ever?

Actually I suppose that definition above isn't very clear really. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I loved this, Rhiannon! All the way through from your brilliant flickery first two lines

"Look into the flames, and what do you see?
Horses and dragons flash in and flee"

All the wonderful variety of shapes! And the three different situations for seeing pictures in other things, Really enjoyed

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Oh, thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed thinking about it and working on it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I can sea that.

 

Submitted by marandina on

"Look into the flames, and what do you see?
    Horses and dragons flash in and flee.."

There's a lovely rhythm to this, the words bounced along inside my head.

So many images contained and imagined. A lovely creative piece is this, Rhiannon.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Paul, interesting feedback! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Have your imagination be stirred by this fabulous poem from Rhiannon, which is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you. Glad it strikes a chord and stimulates fun imaginations! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Congratulations, this wonderful poem is Pick of the Week!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Lovely surprise. Thank you! Glad it's enjoyed. Rhiannon