Minimalist Joy

image by glenn buttkus

Minimalist Joy

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking

more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”--Socrates.

There is a photographic form widely

    respected and utilized by those

        that somehow see abstract

          images, fully formed sweet

               minimalist art, here

             and there, wherever our

               eyes dart, from the

                    back yard to

                        ornate

                          keys;

                       from what’s

                        calling for

                       recognition

                    to that created by

                 our own innate sense of

                composition, seeing some

              vignettes at every turn, being

             fascinated by old peeling paint

      patina, hood ornaments, chains, padlocks

                           rope,

                         culverts,

                     doors, windows

                      striking urban

                structures, grills, stacks of

                old tires, fences, tree bark,

              broken gears, abandoned cars,

                or houses, or machinery, or

            boats. This is a never-ending hunt

        for treasures that are hiding in plain sight.

Glenn Buttkus

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub