Jonathan Ojanpera's Blog, page 5
February 5, 2016
Quit Drawing on the Windows!
Up until today I had a problem with the girls drawing on the car windows. For some reason it bugs me, likely since it obscures my view and generally enhances the amount of dirt on the car. This morning I … Continue reading 
February 3, 2016
They Were Playing Bagpipes
Filed under: Photography/Art Tagged: bagpipes, kilts, parades, pictures
January 31, 2016
Ghost Ranch
His are the itchy fingers of a man departed. The hands of the old miner with no gold left in the coffers. Lights went down over his town. The horses given to new masters, the coyotes moved to high ground. … Continue reading 
Baby Elephant?
Filed under: Photography/Art Tagged: pictures in the clouds
January 27, 2016
Hypothetical
Infatuated but alone in it Sought after but ignoring it Used but completely blind to it Lost without a need to be found All from a self-proclaimed intuit The insight is so shaky Angel of light props you up Made … Continue reading 
January 26, 2016
The “Friend”
I thought about writing a poem about my wife and her Transgender friend, but decided to be more direct. The Transgender part isn’t the issue, only the lies and secrets surrounding it. It has been about four years now that … Continue reading 
The Expectation of Loyalty
I would die for you, hurt for you Sell me for the good things you must have My heart has room to keep it all in Hold it like debt that never ceases Devour it as the pain of his … Continue reading 
January 24, 2016
Go Find Love
She knows it exists, saw it in my eyes Felt the overflow from words I wrote Imagined the trust of love by her side Thought my pen had spoken her name A wish like this, always granted for free If … Continue reading 
January 22, 2016
My Voice
My voice as the last song you heard Stuck to your mind as a chorus repeating Every verse a climax to our beginning The bridge, the only crossing between You and the thin space holding us still To reach the … Continue reading 
January 21, 2016
Ink by Hannah O.
Hannah has been studying my pen and ink since she was very young. She started emulating my pictures a few years ago and now she does things like this. It is the kind of art that makes use of a … Continue reading 
