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Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
To Vincent... who will never know The love I feel and cannot show Of kaleidoscopes on linen snow To Vincent... shaded as a fool Whose isolation fractured rules With genius crowned delusional To Vincent... socially denied Whose brilliance is immortalized By majesty viewed through his eyes To Vincent... dubbed an albatross Who dwelled in dreams of splendor lost Whose vision held a fatal cost To Vincent... bathed in spectral light Whose palette moved him to vast heights Whose epic is A Starry Night © 1986 JVD |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
This is so good. I can't help but think of the song, "Vincent," by Don McLean as I read it. Although you delved into his problems and social standings, etc., it was as loving a piece of work as I have ever read on the man, and Jane VanDoe, there has been a lot of ink spilled about the man. Thoroughly enjoyed it. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you so much... I love the guy and work ... the color and composition are so moving... he was truly an inspiration for all time... smiles... JVD |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
To Vincent... bathed in spectral light Whose palette moved him to vast heights Whose epic is A Starry Night Very beautiful first post! Welcome to Pip! Margherita  |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
There's a fine line between genius and madness, and unfortunately the genius is only recognized after they are gone. This is a lovely poem, welcome to PiP. |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you so much...smiles ... JVD |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment... smiles... JVD |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Jane, welcome to PiP! Artists and poets who write in glory of another are my favorite kind of person. Welcome! Please, check your email for a Very Special Greeting! "The business of the poet...is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things and the grandeur underlying the sorriest things." Thomas Hardy |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
Well Ms. 'Jane VanDoe' ... this is a most special tribute to a grand-fine artist [Van Gogh and Edward Hopper have always been my favorites.] Welcome to the fine blue sands of "P.I.P.-land" by the cyber-sea! [you will find a lovely 'circle of friends' and literary talent here, methinks!] |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you so much... appreciate the welcome... my favorite people are the greats... smiles... JVD |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you so much Poe is one of my spiritual mentors... smiles... JVD |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Nice write. JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you... smiles... JVD |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
van Gogh is smiling. Ida |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you so much... I hope you're right... smiles back... JVD |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Welcome to Passions! I love the Impressionists and particularly Van Gogh... this is a beautiful tribute! |
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Jane VanDoe Junior Member
since 2011-12-18
Posts 20 |
Thank you so much... just love his work... smiles JVD |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
Perhaps you might want to 'search' the archives sometime and 'meet' another poet and Van Gogh admirer?!: Vincent Memory In breathless awe I stood, mere inches from your brushstrokes, absorbing into the cells of my being the palette knife textured green fields of Auvers. I found myself wishing to be at the Entrance To the Public Gardens of Arles, reading the newspaper or sitting upon a bench in the warm sunshine. I cried. My heartbeat skipped a beat, then suspended itself within the moment, feeling the presence of you in that museum room, as if you had just stepped away from the easel to examine your latest work of passion, wet paintbrush and heart still in hand. My entire body vibrated with your energy, as the passion of your heart and soul flowed into mine with each blade of color, each stroke of life spreading itself across the raw awaiting canvas. I could do nothing but stare and breathe you in, knowing this moment might have to last me a lifetime. Walking away from you left me lightheaded, Vincent. Tomorrow I know I’ll wake up and breathe deeply the memory of today’s encounter. The textures, the depth, the emotional colors that jumped from the canvas into my heart and soul only make my love for your art more permanent. This day will be embedded forever in my memory, and my heart will forever beat a grateful thank you, Vincent van Gogh. * from a Jan 2004 Denver Art Museum visit --- midnitesun [Kathleen ('Kacy') Stafford] |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I am really enjoying your poetry - like this one a lot. Welcome to PiP. xoxoxo A |
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