Lens-Artists PC & Day 22: Street creativity

I love street art in all its forms. This post is for Leya who says “creativity” for Lens-Artists photo challenge, for Rome’s 2772th birthday which was yesterday (and you thought you were old!) and for the most impressive art piece that I have seen last year.

Challenge 22: “I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that engages with another art form.”

Rome haibun

Rome is dog walks and dog parks that make bestia seem like Luka Dončić in the NBA. Rome is loud and dirty and falling in and falling apart. Rome is history and history and history and just a little bit of present. Rome is discoveries and trash and rats and bees and boar and exploding buses. Rome doesn’t read but watches. Rome is full of people who want you to pay. Rome is everything growing and cats in cemeteries. Rome is beautiful where it’s ugly and ugly where it’s beautiful. Rome is orange sunsets and green fountains. Rome is blue sky and brown trees. Rome is brown eyes full of blue soul.

These lucky walls grew
 hundreds of new ways to see.
 Almost my dog’s eyes.  
  

My Dog Sighs for Forgotten Project, Via Morosoni, Trastevere, Rome. March 2018.

Here is some more Rome street art with my thoughts. It is often on the borderline between the options in the featured question. I like that.

Ostiense train station, April 2016.

Renault 4 far from home. I like how “dio” is crossed out but not “porco”.

A happy street in Monteverde.

Villa Pamphili park.

As long as it doesn’t say debil… (“Moron” in Slovenian).

Skull craze.

On the (Catholic) church wall.

On the same church wall. That door has balloons. Festive.

Your mama. Punk is not dad.

See the grass? This one is lying on its cheek as you pass.

The same complex in Ostiense.

Trastevere is a fun place. (Is this Mick Jagger?)

Also here. Vaguely familiar.

Centre of Rome.

She is Sabine and she is looking for herself. If you find her, mail her.

Cheerful Papa F to the rescue.

In Rome it’s not always clear what is ancient and what new street art.

Hearts are always welcome.

Near Termini station. Is this who I think it is?

In Tiburtina. (R)estart reality.

Old or new?

Did you form your answer?

• Here is my last year’s post (also for NaPoWriMo) with more photos of My Dog Sighs’ eyes.
• Here is his latest work in collaboration for Upfest in Bristol. New brilliant eyes!
• Here is my previous post with some other Rome’s street art.

For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, hosted by Leya of To See A World in a Grain of Sand…: Creativity

and for Day 22 of NaPoWriMo