Orange And Yellow

Goldfinch60



There it hangs on the wall

This vast canvas,

This vast canvas drawing me in,

Drawing me in,

Into the mind of the artist.

Or is it my impression of the artist?

What thoughts of his went into this work?

What thoughts of mine come out of it?

I sit in front of it and lose myself,

Lose myself into his mind,

Wondering what he was thinking.

My mind reaches out into his world,

His world of colour,

The colours that paint my mind.

Or is it that all I see in this work

Are the colours?

The colours of Orange and Yellow.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 25th, 2025 01:56
  • Comment from author about the poem: The Painting is ‘Orange and Yellow’ by Mark Rothko.
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 16
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  • arqios

    Being drawn in by art is bliss!🙏🏻🕊️

    • Goldfinch60

      It certainly is arqios, there is a painting in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford by William Holman Hunt, it is called "A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids", I have stood in front of this painting for hours and every time I look at it I see something different.

      Andy

    • orchidee

      Good write Gold.

    • sorenbarrett

      A painting like a poem speaks in metaphor and imagery. This is a deeply thought provoking poem on a thought provoking painting. In its abstraction it becomes a Rorschach card to project one's own inner self upon. Just as poems are not always about the writer but as much about the reader. Very nicely written Andy.

      • Goldfinch60

        Such very true words soren, thank you.

        Andy

      • David Wakeling

        I think Art is just colour. You can see or feel anything you like. Amazing thoughtful poem.

        • Goldfinch60

          It certainly is David, thank you for your kind words.

          Andy

        • Poetic Licence

          As with most things we interpreter how we see it and not always as it was intended, a write that asks a lot of questions and there would be many answers, enjoyed the read

          • Goldfinch60

            Very true Tobani, it is what we see and feel individually. Thank you.

            Andy

            • Poetic Licence

              You are very welcome

            • Tony36

              Excellent write Andy

              • Goldfinch60

                Most kind Tony, thank you.

                Andy



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