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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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An abandoned palette stands alongside a folded dusty easel. Half-empty paint tubes lay scattered haphazardly nearby. Withered wisteria weeps its flowers silently outside the door. No footsteps are heard on the meandering pathway to the cottage in the woods. Gone are the twinkling stars in the midnightblue skies, now ebony and cold. The hands of a proud artist long ago folded themselves in silent resignation. "I shall still the brush," he said, "for it no longer bleeds true on the canvas of life." I visit this scene in my mind, understanding it well, even as my heart wants no part of this visitation. A mere handful of grey dust and the remnants of a weakly placed footprint are all that remain of his painful walk upon this earth. But unlike Vincent, his treasures will never be displayed for all the world to see, as his last desperate act was to destroy all that his heart and hands had made. He had burned all but the artists tools and a blank canvas. As I silently walk away from this memory, my heart skips a beat, and I sigh heavily. For upon my own wall hangs a forgotten self-portrait he gifted me long ago, when the skies and the waters still seemed pristine. [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (08-31-2003 12:35 PM).] |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
 This so reminds me of Van Gogh, and his last questionable painting. Very nicely done Kacy. Your images took me right there with you, also with the emotion of the write. I am probaby wrong, but it sure felt a dedication to Van Gogh?I don't want to know where I am heading, it will spoil my journey. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Withered wisteria weeps ===================== I am moth giddy from the allits  Kacy...you are destined for prose... just look at the imagery and vocabulary in this...and you created it all in only a couple paragraphs... I am soooo tickled to find this tonite... thank you for listening to me...( it dont happen often) very cool prosey offering girlie... and welcome back..glad to see your all moved and back on line.  would the moth be greedy asking for more  lolWhen was the last time you felt high |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Last year, when I thought about painting again, I dug out my old "box" and rummaged around looking for what may still be servicable. The brushes were all fine and brought back wonderful memories, but the tubes were all hardened....A testament to the time passed were the price tags on them. (.75 cents! on some...all were under a buck!) These days, the same tubes are 4 and 5 dollars. Sadly, when I again tried this pastime, the brushes seemed alien, like I'd never held them. I'm thinking of trying again now...been rethinking the approach...MORE PAINT! See what this did Kacy? Not at all a bad thing. Ed |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Yes...A wonderful write |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Sharon, van Gogh is never far from my mind. This WAS triggered by a passage I read in the book 'Lust for Life' by Irving Stone. But it also pertains to any artist who walks away from his/her heart and soul if the paintbrush=life's blood. Thanks for commenting. JM, I had a feeling you'd like the allit line.  Yes, there are more of these in the making. Thank you so much for your continued encouragement! Ed! go get some new paints, all you really need is half a dozen tubes and a few small canvasses! LOL, I have bought so many supplies for my daughter, but recently bought EXTRA supplies to stimulate my own return to using brushstrokes as well as pen and keyboard to 'release' what's in my heart and mind. Just do it (God I'm so sick of that overdone phrase, and yet? it's really apropos. See ya on canvas....  literally would be nice. HMMMM... |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Wonderful paint, Kasy! Touching and tender. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Martie, thanks! Responses like this will only encourage me more, to paint and to write more prose.  thank you |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Kacy, I love all the depth of thought this generates. And especially all the vivid pictures it conjures up in my mind. So very well done. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
thank you!So maybe you will spend a moment and read part 2, which I just now posted. |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
More prose? Assuredly so. I saw the alliteration... I knew the face of the moth... |
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