The drawchange5k Poem
Back on Halloween, I participated in the drawchange 5k — not as a runner, but as an artist. The morning race is the annual fundraiser for drawchange, which empowers impoverished children through art, and encourages artists of all stripes to create along the 5k route in Atlanta's Piedmont Park. I created a board with magnetic strips and corresponding blank tiles. Set up near the registration table before the start of the race, I asked the 5k participants to write a word on the tiles. Using those words, I created a poem during the race. A fun challenge for a great cause. Check out drawchange and learn how to get involved.
Racing for a poem, Drawing for change
Play love and peace, run to dream of magic bliss—where dynamic insight blooms into sunshine. Inspire truth & hope, pretty green butterfly. Respect ambiguity & inspire flamboyant fun. Morning shivers give way to adventure and enchantment. Love love love! Grateful dedication to strength, spirit & faith—grow equality for future light. Living a fantasy of humble hope, lovingly innovate passion & joy for amazing imagination. Pagan Halloween haunted by a dinosaur in the grass pursued by a lovely cat. Awesome puppy love epiphany—cheer the conjunction of bliss & grace. Enjoy strength for life, persistence makes happy music. Sunshine in the fall & peace in the winter create passion for growth. Grateful inspiration even when "swink" muscles become weak, kindness, joy & hope nurture a clever enigma until passion, peace & joy come alive. Pura vida!