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A senryu series

Palpable tension

somber faces mask each hand

for the stakes are high

The artist paints Life

vibrant, divine, decaying

such a sweet apple

"Still life" contradicts

fruit, flowers, vessels converse

Life, anything but still

Author's Note

Spent the last two days at a Teachers' workshop at the Barnes Museum here in Philadelphia. While other (normal) people take notes on the paintings, I count syllables...

Haha - the captcha is "uplooker" :)

Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

Exquisite blending of art and words - even though you counted syllables while viewing it! You have created a masterpiece of your own!! I like them all, but the third is my favorite as I can still visualize that still life I just could not seem to paint when I had to do so.....LOL Perhaps I felt too much of the life as well!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Sheila! These are all Cezanne; he had a gift for making the inanimate come alive! :)

[Sheila Kline]

He certainly did Rita............my still life was obviously only DEAD! LOL

[Cory Barrett]

First, how lucky are you to have seen all of the greatest private collection on the planet, although no longer private... and maybe the most grand robbery of all time.

The three pieces above are wonderfully direct, and what a challenge to sum up incredible works with limited syllables!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Cory! I agree that I was lucky, it is an incredible collection! I could spend a week there, and still not see it all...

[kublakhan27]

You summed it up perfectly with the last part...I love how you integrated words and visuals here and produced something truly unique that caters to all the senses and offers a bit of something for everyone...you captured the spirit of each painting wonderfully in each senryu...a beautiful work on many levels my friend :)

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Steve. It really is an amazing collection at the Barnes!

[Frieda P]

Such an exquisite array , I love that last one, indeed when art and poetry speak to us though the artist's creation, it's divine...charmed by your poetry, and laughed at your author's note..ha ha 'normal' people gave me good chuckle, you're a poet silly woman! :)

[Rita L. Sev]

The Barnes is a wonderful collection - it spoke volumes to me! I have never been what one would call "normal", but I strive to be worthy of that title of Poet! Thanks, Frieda!

[Frieda P]

Normal is highly overrated Rita, was my pleasure!