The Game Played
gamblers, trestle up
before claiming your seat at the table
make sure the crescendo
of your cha-ching
doesn’t overwhelms the cut
of your bustle
fortune will play sleight of hand
lending thoughtless ninnies
faux-grace and knave-like masculinity
take heart ...
a diamond or clover
and remember
even the luckiest fool
with a horseshoe-affected shuffle
can be beaten by the bluff
of a spade-wielding scoundrel
Boy, did I have to wrestle with grok to get this image. I wanted a futuristic, spacey, but still old-timey western feel. I thought the best way to achieve this was to add elements of cyber and steam punk. The thing with AI is if it hasn't been done before, it struggles and will take everything rather literal. To what had been done before; it was giving me a lot of AI thirst images; you know where the woman's proportions are a la Jessica Rabbit and central to the image. This grok excelled at but if you take a look at the final image, a simple playing card become out of reach. What I have noticed is when you ask too much of AI or something different; it will freeze and just keep giving you the same image again and again; gaslight you and say they had made the changes when they hadn't. Credit where credit is due however, we did eventually create a fun, futuristic and striking image; but AI did need human helps.
The Game Played is published in Monsters, Avatars, and Angels and is keeping with the darker, gothic and more Halloween tone of October. Monsters, Avatars, and Angels is available in paperback and kindle. It features multiple aspect of my writing, poetry, haiku, and short story fiction. Link in my bio for those who want a little more to read.
Forever Elongate
self-replicating spirals ...
or just inorganic
rumblings; company
as we forever
elongate
into the vacuum ....
or wishful thinking
from the perpetually
lonely
anthropocene marble
endless pastures of blue
ripples and waves
streams of consciousness
conglomerate noise
stoney oases from the saline
a deep hum emitted
from beneath a dark
fractal'd mirror
passed over for the breezy serenity
of Mars and the tempestuous heat
of Venus
as we forever
elongate
into the vacuum ....
of wishful thinking
The first image and word pairing that came to mind was sounds and reflections coming from beneath black ice. From the there, it was thoughts of the comet of 31/Atlas. So many are hoping that is an alien visitor to our planet. Using abundant space, science, and astronomy allusions, the poem Wishful Thinking into the Vacuum attempts to capture that longing for others out in the universe. It is why we keep looking, isn't it?
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Words and Poetry are my own. Images unless otherwise attributed are a collaboration between me and AI, Grok. They should be viewed visual haiku, in that they contain symbolism. I include multiple images to hint at the process, which can be lengthy at times.The concepts are my own creation and the rendering AI. Keep drawing and painting. AI cannot replace your hard work and excellence. The Game Played is published in Monsters, Avatars, and Angels. Forever Elongating was first published on X. All titles below, including Monsters, Avatars, and Angels, represent lengthier works and are available in paperback or digital through amazon and your local libraries and bookstores. Click on any title below to further explore and support my writing.
