Poetry/Haiku/Art
Cynefin (Opacarophile II)
3 Ekphrastic Haikus on Nature Abstracts
“Art is not what you see, but make others see” — Edgar Degas
fading day reprise
azure steer destination
ripples touch stillness
“Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul “— Vincent Van Gogh
day leaves the pink sky
winglets inundate mind’s shore
lengthening shadows nod
“Anyone who says you can’t see thought simply doesn’t know art” — Wynetka Ann Reynolds
painted sky yellow
thought-ship carry mind’s vision
unseen play of wind
(However I enjoy creating ekphrastic haikus, it was not easy to arrive at this one, but the astounding abstraction of the canvas was worth a try. Did I fare?! You know better.)
- Cynefin: A place where or the time when we instinctively belong or feel most connected; a place that feels like home
Author’s Note: Coming back to sunsets and Ivan_Aivazovsky.
The painters speaking canvas of fading sky, the stories waeved in its colour layers are un-missable tools for poetry.
Russian in origin, Aivazovsky, specialised in marine painting, for which he was commissioned by the Army.
He was amongst the most prominent of Russian Artists, who was known outside the country and created canvas from memory, where his ability to convey the effect of moving water and of reflected sun and moonlight is considered quite rare in the world of Art. The reason his paintings are ranked highest in category of Sunset & Moonlight.
Thank you Pierre Trudel Jenny Justice Tapan Avasthi Heidi Franklin and American Haiku for publishing my poems.
It is always a pleasure to have all around to engage and encourage!
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