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A white water lily blooming on a pond in northern Michigan in summer.

White water lilies
bloom from underwater stems —
the pond’s surface breaks.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 29, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, water lillies, wildflowers, pond, summerComment

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A small pond edged by milkweed and wild grasses reflecting blue sky in northern Michigan in summer.

Summer milkweed lines
the shallow blue bullfrog pond,
deep with July sky.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 27, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, pond, milkweed, july, charlevoix, bullfrogComment

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A mallard flying out of a pond causing a big splash in early springtime.

Mallard like lightning,
out of the green pond in May —
we walk in the sun.

Jennifer FarinaMay 8, 2025jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, mallard, pond, springComment

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A blue sky with puffy clouds is reflected in a pond lined with grasses and milkweed.

The sky in the pond
doubles the soft, changing day,
ecstatic with blue.

Jennifer FarinaJuly 22, 2024jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, paperstars, imperfect, impermanent, incomplete, pond, sky, milkweedComment

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Three swans on the pond,
the November sun setting —
they love each other.

Jennifer FarinaNovember 18, 2023A pond with the sun setting on the far side of it with cattails in the foreground., jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, handmade, sketchbook, collage, cut paper collage, pond, sunsetComment

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Koi fish swimming in a pond with rain drops on its surface.

Rain on the koi’s heads,
rain on the creamy foxglove—
swimming on this June day.

Jennifer FarinaJune 13, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, koi, rain, pondComment

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A pond in springtime surrounded by trees under a blue sky with puffy clouds

I had six goslings
now I am mourned, struck, broken—
this year on the pond.

Jennifer FarinaMay 16, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, pond, springComment

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Photo of a pond lined with bare trees with the sun setting in the distance behind clouds.

Standing on this spot,
thinking of that other shore,
my mind can make it.

Jennifer FarinaFebruary 22, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, pond, sunset, treesComment

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Photo of reflections in a small pond inside a plant conservatory.

Beauty and sadness,
not wanting to be careless
with either of them.

Jennifer FarinaFebruary 7, 2023jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, pond, conservatoryComment

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Photo of a mute swan eating green algae in a small pond with the sun setting in the distance.

Green algae jewels
skimmed in through her lowered beak,
the only sound here.

Jennifer FarinaOctober 6, 2022jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, mute swan, pond, sunsetComment

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Photo by Jennifer Farina of a pond at dusk in early spring.

The deer on her path,
the blue heron on his pond,
dusk comes while we walk.

Jennifer FarinaApril 29, 2022jfarina, jenniferfarina, art, artist, abstractart, abstract, artwork, artstudio, originalartwork, painting contemporaryart, creative, haiku, watercolorpainting, nonrepresentationalart, poetry, personalessay, painter, annarbor, wabisabi, brushstrokes, ink drawing, wabi sabi, pondComment

White water liliesbloom from underwater stems —the pond’s surface breaks.

Summer milkweed linesthe shallow blue bullfrog pond,deep with July sky.

Mallard like lightning,out of the green pond in May —we walk in the sun.

The sky in the ponddoubles the soft, changing day,ecstatic with blue.

Three swans on the pond,the November sun setting —they love each other.

Rain on the koi’s heads,rain on the creamy foxglove—swimming on this June day.

I had six goslingsnow I am mourned, struck, broken—this year on the pond.

Standing on this spot,thinking of that other shore,my mind can make it.

Beauty and sadness,not wanting to be carelesswith either of them.

Green algae jewelsskimmed in through her lowered beak,the only sound here.

The deer on her path,the blue heron on his pond,dusk comes while we walk.

White water lilies
bloom from underwater stems —
the pond’s surface breaks.

Summer milkweed lines
the shallow blue bullfrog pond,
deep with July sky.

Mallard like lightning,
out of the green pond in May —
we walk in the sun.

The sky in the pond
doubles the soft, changing day,
ecstatic with blue.

Three swans on the pond,
the November sun setting —
they love each other.

Rain on the koi’s heads,
rain on the creamy foxglove—
swimming on this June day.

I had six goslings
now I am mourned, struck, broken—
this year on the pond.

Standing on this spot,
thinking of that other shore,
my mind can make it.

Beauty and sadness,
not wanting to be careless
with either of them.

Green algae jewels
skimmed in through her lowered beak,
the only sound here.

The deer on her path,
the blue heron on his pond,
dusk comes while we walk.