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Welcome to the first edition of Poetry and Paintings!
I am excited to begin this adventure with you! I already have received wonderful responses to the idea. Many have submitted photos that they have taken, while some have sent poems and sayings that they have written themselves or that have certain meaning to their lives. For this first blog I have selected a poem written by my fellow NC plein air artist, Janyce Divers. The painting I created was inspired by a photo of Susan and Roy Meal's well tended garden.
Arbor
Gate
by Janyce Divers
Go -- go, through the arbor
gate
To ponder
The flowerful wonder.
Yes, fifty years of faithful use.
Tilled and tended with care.
Remember when it was brand new?
Romance perfumed the air,
White pickets marched in regimental rows
Protecting the newly planted.
The rose thorns pricked at fingers.
Never mind; the garden bloomed
And, soon the smaller flowers appeared
With their attendant needs
Who knew about tomato worms
Or rabbit’s twitching noses?
And, the sweaty labor it would take
To keep the small plants safe.
Tilling, tending, and learning
Came with each new season
Now prized heirlooms surround
A wooden swing, handmade.
Weathered and gray,
The beloved arbor gate has stayed
Though at times it squeaks a rusty note
And, the soft breeze hums, “Well done.”
My painted response to this poem....
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In the following section, I hope that you will add personal comments and links to your own images related to this posting. I would like to make this creatively interactive!
What a lovely response to my poem. Thank you, Karen! I originally did a plein air painting of my own of a garden gate. Inspired by that, I wrote the poem as a part of a poetry class I took at NCSU while thinking of my cousin's 50th wedding anniversary (I gave them both the poem and the painting), so it was really interesting to me to see your response. So, from my painting to my poem and on to your painting. Creativity just goes on and on, doesn't it???
ReplyDeleteYes, I love the circle this can create!
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