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wranx
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Moved from a shack to a barn

0 posted 2002-09-14 05:35 PM


Ten small paintings by Victor Hartmann inspired Mussorgski to write corresponding piano pieces.
Later, Ravel fully orchestrated Mussorgskis' work.

Here, I undo all that was done, before.


i.     The Gnome

Undone toward ugly
Squalid in his squat

Gluttonous Goblin jaws
Crack and crush

Shell from meat
But not to eat

ii.     The Castle

Storied stones in stack
Forming fortress keep
Ivied tendrils drill tenacious
To pry, Phlox clad blocks
Mortar mortal lost to dust

Rain seeping, dark staining
Staid hall walls
Yet, still stands
This sentry of
Centuries


iii.     The Tuilleries

Sud l’Arch,
There stands a parc
Awash in hues
Of disparate views

Children scatter
Squealing pratter
To meet in fray
Then run away

Le Jardin Du Catherine
Offers respite cool
To desperate fools


iv.     The Ox cart

The creaking groans
Of worn wood, drones
The laborious road
Of rut and stone
To pull the load
Through mud and moan
~wranx

In reply to "which way do we go?", the answer was never "straight", but, "progressively forward".      

~wranx~

© Copyright 2002 E.F.Rose - All Rights Reserved
wayoutwalt
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1 posted 2002-09-14 05:37 PM


have any links for the art work yuh... i like this yuh yuh
Sunshine
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2 posted 2002-09-14 05:39 PM



One man's art is another man's feelings...you've undone nothing, Wranx, you only gave me sight of what I have not beheld, before...

Kethry
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3 posted 2002-09-14 07:18 PM


I think this is a POV piece and I love another's point of view. You see more clearly than most.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind.  Unknown



brian sites
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4 posted 2002-09-15 10:13 AM


Excellent, Ed!
tackling a series like this
must be hard
but rewarding
Like the way each poem is
not only about the subject
(from yourpoint of view)
but also "sounding"
the ear
is engaged as well
on to the rest.......

VAS
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5 posted 2002-09-15 11:24 AM


I could echo everyone here, but I wish to especially echo Brian Sites...the sounds were so enjoyable as we passed each view with you.

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Earth Angel
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6 posted 2002-09-15 01:04 PM


One word, "Brilliant"!

Earth Angel

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7 posted 2002-09-24 06:08 PM


Wranx,
Redolent in phlox,
French,
and insight.

Mistletoe Angel
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8 posted 2002-09-24 08:30 PM




(smiles) Oh Wranx, this is wonderful, sweet friend, I love this unique series of yours as artwork can give us all many random feelings and you speak of your perceptions so wonderfully! (sigh) This is excellent, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Wranx, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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Gaia
9 posted 2002-09-24 08:43 PM


Yes, this is being saved, for perusal at my leisure.
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