ARCHITECTURE: in Haiku

Lifeguard stand at Metro Beach in the off-season

amiliacca — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:37:39 +0000

: Lifeguard stand at Metro Beach

Taut, empty platform

at attention through winter

awaits a sentry

The Bank Nightclub (W. Kessler 1961)

amiliacca — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:42:08 +0000

Swooping form pierces

the sky, waves along clouds; while

piloti touch earth

Concessions Building at Stoney Creek Metro Park

amiliacca — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:09:03 +0000

The sun seems to buzz;

tight noon shadows paint the ground

with cool refreshment

Garden Gate (northern michigan)

amiliacca — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:47:28 +0000

Open gate beckons;

a foreign land awaits; now;

just beyond the pale

Center for the Arts

amiliacca — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:41:39 +0000

Fiercely stalwart face

smacked against incessant blue

holds the earth to sky

Meyer May House II (FL Wright)

amiliacca — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:18:53 +0000

Transparent layer;

design upon design; viewed

as icon upon icon

Meyer May House I (FL Wright)

amiliacca — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:43:33 +0000

Light squeaks through squares of

glittering glass; unfolding

against the ceiling

Red Barn: Northern Michigan

amiliacca — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:14:58 +0000

High-level clouds roll

past; while cars climb rolling hills

past changing landscapes

Cranbrook VI: Orpheus Fountain (Milles)

amiliacca — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:36:40 +0000

A Song; pure and clean,

anguishes those who sense it

yet are Unhearing

Jay Pritzker Pavilion II (Gehry)

amiliacca — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:55:51 +0000

Stage curtain peeled back;

an interlaced grid defines

the sky for this night