Illusion: The Penrose Triangle

The Penrose triangle, is an impossible object, an optical illusion consisting of an object which can be depicted in a perspective drawing, but cannot exist in reality

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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) March 30, 2023

It’s been a while since I shared a real illusion, unless – yes of course, count my appear-to-be poems.

Message on a Sticker

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS

The only time I'm with you is when you're not here.
Oh never let me see you, let's never meet again.
I can live for eternity on a dismal weekend 
But time goes too fast in heaven.

Photo: Graffiti, The Broadway, North Harrow. More about this on Twitter

“The Mask of Love” illusion

The Mask of Love is an optical illusion- you can probably see one face there but look again and you can see two people kissing, your brain will switch and it might be hard to switch back to one single face pic.twitter.com/ZsVhSzQAYs

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) October 4, 2022

Once seen, you can’t unsee but it’s hard at first.

Motion Aftereffect Illusion: The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

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The best way to see Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is to stare at the center of the spiral for 20 seconds and then look at the painting.

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— Alexander Verbeek 🌍 (@Alex_Verbeek) September 15, 2022

Follow the instructions and prepare to have your mind blown!

The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh (1889) is currently in the the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ref. Wikipedia

The Stepping Feet Illusion

The Stepping-Feet Illusion features two rectangles apparently moving like a pair of stepping feet, but they're actually moving at the same constant speed.

The illusion is broken when the striped texture is removed.

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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 13, 2022

The Weight of Words

THE WEIGHT OF WORDS

The number of all the raindrops that ever fell on England
raised to all the snowflakes that ever fell on Japan
that number of words,
would not outweigh a pinch of wild cotton
as would make a pillow
for a fairy.

On a mossy hill heads of cotton grass gently nod on the breeze. 🌾🌾🌾🌾#yorkshire #moorland #countryside #outdoors pic.twitter.com/fRhuwwONSs

— YorkshireShepherdess (@AmandaOwen8) May 29, 2022

Maybe I should rename this poem “Cotton On”.

Photo: “Walking in the Street with no Deadline” out there in the world

Distracting self with fantasies to drown out ever louder ringing bell of deadline filled week. From Stephen Moran’s Day of the Flying Leaves: pic.twitter.com/k0J6gSOGRD

— Gav Clarke (@gavclarke) May 3, 2022

Photos: Day of the Flying Leaves open at Walking in the Street with no Deadline and original cover

Charity links for Ukraine

Little girl singing "Let it go" in a shelter#UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine #UkraineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/6gfcUoiwJJ

— Ankita Jain (@Ankita20200) March 6, 2022

Little girl singing in a bomb shelter in Ukraine

➽ Links to Donate
– Disasters Emergency Committee (UK)
– List of organisations providing support Ukraine

Who’s Afraid of the Cold East Wind?

We're excited to share another great poem from one of our talented @citylit writers. Please enjoy Stephen Moran reading his poem "Who’s Afraid of the Cold East Wind?"#poetrylovers #performancepoetry #poetrycommunity pic.twitter.com/lS1o6ZRbxY

— City Lit Writing Dpt (@CityLitWriting) September 18, 2020

18/9/2020: Featured in the City Lit Writing Department poetry performance showcase

Election 2019 – Evict Johnson from No. 10

We'll negotiate a credible deal and give you the final say. pic.twitter.com/aoIxOW8pPO

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 6, 2019

This is my position exactly. I can’t wait to see that horrible Boris Johnson & his mob slink out of Downing Street before Christmas. If Johnson wins, will life in Britain even be worth living? It’s not clear.