Claude Monet's picturesque village of Giverney
Is immortalised in his paintings. O he weaves
Such wonder and magic in a rose pink sunset,
with warm highlights, poking through winter's chilling threat!
The pathway is rendered in shades of blue and white.
Visible brushstrokes of brown and green emphasise
The fleeting nature of seasonal bushes, grass
And pine trees. Throughout the ages, this scene will last,
In the hearts and minds, of all who have the pleasure
To contemplate it. For it's a classic treasure.
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Author:
Dominic Windram (
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A fine descriptive write D.
Thanks I'm very interested in Art History and I know quite a bit about the Impressionists. Monet is one of my favourites. I guess his work lends itself to poetry because it captures a fleeting glimpse of nature. With that in mind, perhaps the haiku form, would best serve that intention.
Unless you feel you have more to say than short Haikus...... I wrote a few poems on some artists poems, but they weren't Picassos!
I have composed many haikus since learning about them from a practising Buddhist lecturer in my university days. If memory serves me well we used to skit about them. With that in mind, John Cooper Clarke composed a very interesting haiku. Here it goes:
Writing poetry
in seventeen syllables
is very diffic...
Ha- ha....I guess that just about sums them up.
Oh lol. I need to keep withing syllables on my hymn-poems.
I may have had a blip trying to let you know a comment of yours on a poem of mine had appeared as an empty box. The screen went haywire, and I was cut orf for a bit. Doh!
Actually just looked it up and I think the first line was made up by me.
Here are two examples I found by Cooper Clarke
To freeze the moment
in seventeen syllables
is very diffic..
Alternatively:
To convey one's thoughts
in seventeen syllables
is very diffic,...
I hope these mini 'masterpieces' inspire you.
Of course, he could have simply ended the haiku with,' ... is so difficult.' but I guess that would have ruined the gag.
There is a sense of the familiar in the painting itself and this poem emphasizes the colors used and the brush strokes that bring it to life. A most descriptive poem. Well done
Thanks Soren...much appreciated as always my friend!
You are most welcome Dominic
A very deep and multifaceted write... Overtones of history of arts are blended with good poetic language... Many thanks,
Thanks for your kind and perceptive comment...much appreciated!
All hail Monet. I like the Pre Raphaelites and Vermeer but - Monet is such grace to the eyes also. A fine Poem.
Thanks, yes I also like Vermeer and Goya is one of my favourite painters,
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