Sunday, 16 September 2012

Eternal Embrace

Venus and The Sailor, 1925, by Salvador Dali

Eternally entwined
In a saltation divine,
Captured mid-step
By a genius adept.

Venus, with your glamour,
I am truly enamoured
To be evermore en-laced
In your glorious embrace.

posted for Magpie Tales
photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid

Sunday, 22 July 2012

Miscommunication

Friendship, love, compassion -- Simply basic understanding and acceptance. How do we so often complicate, unintentionally, Our sacred, simple sanctuous connections? Twisted and contorted, the words set out in discourse, Turned into landmines and barbed wire to snare. Can words not be just taken at face value? Language - thousands of years yet still imperfect. Is it better to say nothing? Better to not communicate? Better to isolate? A different kind of pain. Isolation - silence is not golden. Which is worse?

Sunday, 20 May 2012

The Circus With the Yellow Clown, 1967, Marc Chagall
The life of a circus clown... so happy, so gay.
How much better than this can it get, you say?
My lot in life is to entertain without fail.
Night after night... no repose, no curtail
Frock of frills in a carefree yellow hue
Hides my true colour inside which is blue.


posted for magpietales

Sunday, 13 May 2012

The Bounty

The Meal, 1891, by Paul Gauguin
Our stomachs pang for nutrition;
Our muscles, skin and bones, proper sustenance.

Our tongues want for the succulent flavours;
Our noses, the decadent aromas.

Our eyes search for the vibrant colours,
Our fingers, the variants of texture.

No matter how bountiful the harvest, however,
There is nothing more nourishing than the company
of beloved family and friends.

For magpietales.blogspot.com

Sunday, 29 April 2012

Ink Well

Magpie Photo Prompt 115
image by Manu Pombrol

Inside a vitreous vault of expression
I sit pondering my previous
"masterpieces".

Completely bared to the world 
all that I am.
What have I to hide?

So much more to share 
before the winds of time
evaporate what remains 
of my creative fluids.

Clear, that I may choose any hue 
to paint my scene, 
from docile blues 
to vibrant greens 
to passion-filled reds.

Never shall the lid be laid
as I have hidden it well
lest my freedom be contained once more.

Posted for Magpie Tales [link]
Photo Courtesy of Tess Kincaid [link]

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Keeper of the Belly Button Lints

image: ParkeHarrison
There once was a man name of Vince,
who was tasked with the keeping of lints,

From the navel of a giant -
a very fussy client,

Who's been quite content ever since.


Happy April Fool's Day!!

Thanks to Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales!