I see the planets pink, gold orbs
Surrounding a bipedal fish
Who swam so far to stand
But still, can't sing.
His red eye tells the story
We can't hear.
Adhoc brushstrokes and
The wild lines are music.
Gills convert color into oxygen
Hitting notes heard only from within.
Image Credit: Singing Fish by Joan Miro (1921)
Posted for Sunday Snap Shot 11-11-12 at NewWorldCreativeUnion.
I love how you interpreted the art piece. "Gills convert color into oxygen Hitting notes heard only from within."
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susie! I really like the idea of gills taking something in and bringing something else.
DeleteI realize that my study of art history would a been even more delightful had I had poetry to give the work depth.
ReplyDeleteand I hear the notes Ben
Thanks soo much for sharing this with Sunday Snap Shot
It's so good to meet you
It's good to meet you too, Leslie :-)
DeleteBeautifully said !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Green Speck :-)
DeleteBeautiful as usual.. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading, Susie.
DeleteAwesome description and concept. Without the image, this would totally work, well done. The gill line was my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jack. That's definitely what I was hoping.
DeleteWhat a wonderful piece of art! Adore the work you've selected and the words! He may not sing, but your words give him a fantastic spirit that incorporates all the wonderful colors and energy from the painting. A fantastic pairing...and also swinging by to say thank you...for investing your time in my words!
ReplyDeleteAre you a fan of Miro too, Natasha? I love the abstract stories his paintings tell.
DeleteIt was an absolute pleasure to invest in your words :-)
nice work :) and I say this next with all jokes aside...sans your interpretive poem, I'd never been able to "see into" the work of art, but I can see it line by line :)
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I'm very honored, Monty. I've always been able to "see into" Miro's work. There was just something about art in the 1920s.
Delete"Who swam so far to stand
ReplyDeleteBut still, can't sing."
I love this part
My favorite lines as well!
Deletehi ben, this is a beautiful water color poem you have created.
ReplyDeletelike a small water world.
I like that analogy :-D
Deletefunky cool!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. It's good to be funky! Take me to funky town!
DeleteVery nice! I was contemplating a project where I would write poetry for some of my favorite art pieces. I like what you did here.
ReplyDeleteYou should totally do that, Heather :-)
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