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Item#: 2015SYR14
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11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
A framing coupon, good for a 20 percent discount at Edgewood Gallery, a custom frame shop at 216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse.
Medium- and large-format posters are available by custom order. Contact us for details.
Golden Crimson Leaves
poster information
Description
Golden crimson leaves
Infused with sunlight hue—fall
blazing my pathway
There is such an intoxicating beauty to a crisp fall morning in Syracuse. The suffocating heat and humidity of the dog days of summer begin to subside. Cool nights and frosty mornings work their alchemy, transmuting the green leaves to crimson and gold.
The morning I was inspired to write this haiku, I was walking on State Street in front of the Everson Museum. It was a late October day. The sidewalk was carpeted with fallen leaves. I was enchanted by the sound of the leaves beneath my footsteps, their song beckoning me to take notice of their beauty.
I sat down on a bench and in gratitude wrote the haiku as a tribute to their blazing glory!
I’ve lived in Central New York my whole life, and my favorite part of living here is fall. My grandparents used to take me to Pulaski every fall to see the salmon spawning. The fishery was beautiful, and spending time with my grandparents was a big part of my life. This fledgling family, a man and his wife and their baby, is very evocative of family and new beginnings and everything that fall is about. I wanted them to be intimate and kind of cute.
I like how there’s a lot of depth in the picture. It’s fall, and it’s all orange, but there’s still sun. It reminds me of walking through the trees at Green Lakes or going on a hike on a sunny day. It’s an image you could find anywhere in New York, because of all the trees, which is nice.