Inspired by Franz Marc

Severus Alexander

From beneath the mask

I bear inconsistency

Whence all conflict comes

 

What is colorful

We see tinted, different

And thus colorless

 

Only in contrast

Unseen, unlooked-for, is truth

And we are the same

  • Author: Severus Alexander (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 31st, 2016 08:06
  • Comment from author about the poem: For those who care to look, read Theosophy, by Rudolph Steiner. Then, look to the fourth page of Art and Scholastic Magazine "Franz Marc, working with color." Volume 40, No. 2 See what you find there.
  • Category: Haiku
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  • Augustus

    Love the Haiku. The first is my favorite. I did not know of Franz Mark. I googled him and he had a style that is more apealing to me than most of the "cubists" I love his horses.

    • Severus Alexander

      Thanks! A lot of my poems are inspired by art.. Franz Marc was one of the founders of Expressionism, but he borrowed heavily from Cubist technique-- one of the reasons his style is so enchanting. He was also a leading member of the artistic movement, "Der Blaue Reiter," which influenced a lot of other famous Expressionists..

      • Severus Alexander

        His horses are, indeed, lovely..



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