APRIL-13
Spirit is breathless
Scanning and following rhythm
Plunge into free verse
Perspectives and lines
Grammatical art and craft
Potato Eaters* smile
Classic notes rule well
No strumming, drumming, humming
Add words and bring joy
Black calendar dates
To tie us up with routine
Sunday is red…YAY
*: 'Let them prattle on about technique as much as they like in their pharisaic, hollow, hypocritical terms--true painters are guided by the consciousness known as sentiment. Their souls, their minds are not there for the brush, the brush is there for their minds'………this was Vincent Van Gogh’s reaction to the critics who failed to appreciate Van Gogh’s sincerity to portray peasants” at their most purest and most primitive living in harmony with their unspoiled natural environment”.
Posted for Grace’s prompt @ Real Toads “Sunday Mini-challenge: Routines, smeared by orange juice”
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Shared with Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
This took some giant leaps in my head, but left me with a smile on my face. Well done!
ReplyDeleteYour poem evokes lots of thought, Sumana. I think Van Gogh proved his critics wrong....
ReplyDeleteHis writing sounds even more to the point in the original Dutch.
ReplyDeleteBTW,I never thought of the people round the lamp as smiling. Maybe I missed something.
Never realized how effective haiku can be when strung together like this. Well done.
you are right jo-hanna...they never smiled but the creator of the potato eaters did when appreciated duly..
Deletethanks for stopping by :)
i will take a red day if it means there is less to do and jus tmore to enjoy
ReplyDeleteMore often than not it is a denial when they refuse to understand fully the situation and shove their way through! Nicely Sumana!
ReplyDeleteHank
I like Sunday being red, which I take to mean as being free of work and routines ~ I appreciate the background notes on Van Gogh ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Real Toads Sunday Challenge ~ Wishing you Happy Sunday ~
I saw this painting in Amsterdam about two decades ago.
ReplyDelete"Add words and bring joy" - wonderful motto!
I enjoyed this poem, Sumana. You have used an interesting angle on the idea of routine.
ReplyDeletei love how you connected poem with this painting. wonderfully done!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wisdom in your verses, Sumana. And the picture and words about VVG all match well.
ReplyDeleteSimply marvelous!
ReplyDeleteZQ
We can be shaken up and still find our way as long as we don't lose ourselves--wonderful write!
ReplyDeleteI love "Sunday is red. YAY"!!! Enjoy your Sunday, Sumana!
ReplyDeleteThe opening line "Spirit is breathless" - Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteInteresting write, excellent team up image, have a nice Sunday;image ; thanks for stopping over at my blog
ReplyDeleteMuch love...
Sundays are red...love it. Great place for a stop sign. :)
ReplyDeleteA celebration...I love it!!
ReplyDeleteI especially like that final line :) ~
ReplyDeleteThis painting resonates with me which I frist saw as a child. It shrieked poverty fatigue injustice and togetherness.A work of art may be technically clever but if it does not emit feeling it has failed.
ReplyDeleteI loved each one of it Sumana...
ReplyDeleteAnd the last one brought a smile in my face :)
Each line is so beautifully written Sumana....Well done! :)
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