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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan 
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. Sunday afternoon And the town Is settling down Into its routines The stolid mayor His higher officers Are on parade The fashionable Or at least newly rich Walk the cobbled streets of Delft Grandly dressed in their cloth and silk To impress God and lesser beings Maids and servants Are out and about The tavern’s closed There are sundry smells Lingering in the dusty air Now I take An hour or two Matching awe With practiced skill To give your heart And the world after you The sacrament of light . |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
To give your heart And the world after you The sacrament of light Amazing. Vermeer is smiling upon you from Above I am sure. M |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oh, John, this is lovely! I love Vermeer and other Dutch artists. You depicted this beautifully. I don't know that painting - or rather I didn't until I read your poem. I can see it so clearly with those old gold tones in light and shade. Owl [This message has been edited by OwlSA (07-19-2011 12:42 PM).] |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Vermeer is my favorite painter and I have visited DElft some years ago, such a kind and nice place, so the poem talks to me, thanks for the brilliant and talented poem, yann |
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