I look at the picture before me
And enter into a world of the unknown.
But is it unknown?
So many things I see,
And the more I look,
The more intrigued I become.
Whose world am I in?
Is it the world of the artist?
Or the world I am creating
Within my own mind?
Each speck on the canvas
Gives me new insights,
New thoughts,
New feelings,
Entering into my soul.
Am I looking at my life
Spread out before me?
Or is it a picture of My Spirit
As it flows from infinity,
To eternity.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This poem came from the picture that you can see. It is a painting by Michael Edwards who writes on this site and includes some of his artwork. The piece is entitled AMANIFEST. When I first saw it included on his poem 'The Artist Responds' I was absolutely captured by it and I have looked at it and into it for a long time and the more I look the more I see. Thank you Michael for such an inspirational painting.
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Good write G/F. If I had spent more time looking at pictures in 1066, the unfortunate events may not have happened. I know - this is a very loose-link comment to 1066!
Thanks ANDY ~ MICHAEL is a great asset to MPS because he communicates Visually & Verbally ~ a great gift. It is a Spiritual Painting of infinite depth and it is so so dynamic a fitting representation of GOD's HOLY SPIRIT ~ The sound of a mighty rushing wind. MICHAEL claims to be an ATHEIST ~ but as we know GOD has great sense of Humour (He created MAN !) and he uses Michael's artistic skills to lift us all on to a Higher Spiritual Plane ! The ways of GOD are well beyond our Human Understanding and can only be perceived through FAITH ~ AMEN. Thanks for your excellent poetic interpretation of MICHAEL's masterpiece ~ YOURS BRIAN
I feel so flattered that you wanted to use my painting and then you come up with this little masterpiece of poetic prose - thanks so much Andy you have made my day, week, month - think I'll stop there 🙂
Thank you Michael, the painting just drew me into it and it is my absolute delight and privilege to write my words about it. The poem is yours to do with as you will.
Great writing and inspirational work. It is beautiful when we can externalise our feelings through painting and writing or any other way of art work. It is giving physical shape to our thoughts. Brilliant. Thank you.
Thank you m much appreciated.
Beautiful poem about a beautiful painting! Well spoken, Goldfinch.
Thank you Louis, the painting certainly spoketo me.
Great write
Thanks Tony much appreciated.
Welcome
Was your Spirit like that in 1066 too? Did something go wrong with my Spirit when I told Harold to look up?!
This is a great painting of his and you did it justice with a beautiful poem!
Thank you Christina.
to me it lets me feel like I'm gazing at a new planet from outer space,
a very beautiful one.
That is the beauty of abstract art, we all see something different.
amazing.
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