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WILL I REMEBER WHEN THE CHALLENGE ENDS
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Self portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird
WILL I REMEBER WHEN THE CHALLENGE ENDS
Life doesn’t come easy
It takes patience
To traverse the difficult paths
Strength to know the limits
Experience of all that has gone before
Follow worn footpaths
Of those that lie below the frost-line
On cold and windy hills
Or below Spring’s new growth
In dappled light of day
Will the words come easy
Like the flow of the river
Moving South to quench the thirst
Of towering cottonwoods
Speak the language shared by all
Touch the heart of sculpted stone
Dry the tears that fill the eyes
Mend the bones
Scattered on the desert floor
Will my pen stay wet
And at the ready
Reams of paper waiting
As words collect in the wings
Just off stage
Sing the songs
Of weary travelers
Will I remember
When the challenge ends
April 29, 2018
Self portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird
"The only thing I know is that
I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without
any other consideration." ~ Frida Kahlo
FRIDA
Frida
Kahlo the Mexican artist
Outstanding
beauty
Her
black hair in braids
Wrapped
in a traditional crown
Ribbons
and flowers
Dressed in colorful clothes
Of the Mexican peasants
And long skirts to hide her limp
A phenomenon
In her work and her life
As a young woman
While riding on a bus
In Mexico city
There was an accident
And a metal rod
Went right through her body
It was only the beginning
Of her many health issues
When in New York City
She drew attention
For her beauty
And her clothing
Like a bright butterfly
In a sea of plain
She fell in love with the artist
Diego Rivera
Their love story was
A story of jealousy and passion
The bases of stories and lore
Because of her illnesses
She often painted in bed
And at her last show
She was carried in her bed
So that she was able to attend
How fun it would have been
To have known her
Today we are lucky to be able
To know her through her paintings
Each amazing painting
Tells a different story
All based on her life
And her fanciful imagination
May 3, 2018
Note: The image is of a painting I did, based on the Self Portrait of Frida with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. It was for a show in Houston, Texas, at the Lynn Goode Gallery. I created still lives based on women artists, in the way they might have painted them.
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22 comments:
Fantastic. Thank you for painting this i credible artist with words and colour.
Much🌼love
A very beautiful and soulfull dedication to the artist. All her life painted in the poem.
This is beautifully tender and poignant, Annell 💖
I love the image of the bright butterfly in a sea of plain. And love your painting which is very beautiful.
I like how you start with an ekphrstic poem, Annell. which is full of detail, and with a biographical poem which is also full of detail. I especially like the simile: 'Like a bright butterfly / In a sea of plain'.
I do like the line "In a sea of plain". As an artist I was curious which painting you would choose. This is one of your best writes, artist calling to artist. the details which you shared in your poem is so full of interest.
I love both of these. The first, a quest to create art with words, to remember, to let ink be your brush, oh this hits home. Your second, is a poetic journey through Frida's life done beautifully. Thank you so much for taking part in the prompt!
So beautifully done....artist of words and brush.
Great poem and the painting is a superb homage to Frida.
Somehow I actually feel that both poems can be written inspired by Frida Kahlo... love them both
Such a passionate and beautiful plea in defence of the artist/poet.
I'm disappointed. I wanted to read this post, but the print is so small that i can't. :-(
I have been having trouble with font size on my own blog. Suddenly, what was "normal" is now small. I have to select "large" for it to display at the same size it used to on "normal".
Your colors are so vibrant and I like how you framed the painting with Frida small in center and her polychromatic aura in flora surrounding her.
I wonder if Frida wouldn't have penned your poem if she were a poet instead of a painter. With her health concerns, her stormy marriage to Diego Rivera and all. It seems like a good eulogy to her
Beautifully presented Annell.
Absolutely wonderful writing!
Absolutely outstanding!
Loved it ! Great!
Oh great.. beautiful!!
I love this post! Beautiful!
The painting you did is great!
Of weary travelers
Will I remember
When the challenge ends
Great close, annell and great self portrait! One often wonders how to sustain the interest in writing should one gets the dumps one day. Hopefully nothing will come in between to spoil the fun!
Hank
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