Hello folks! It’s Saturday and you know what that means! 🙂 I’m just emerging from another busy week yes I know I say this every week and so I’m very glad the weekend is here! Although it’s much too short for my liking… 😀
Anyways, today I’m returning to my unofficial, very-spread-out, series of poems based on Monet’s paintings. You can read my previous poems here and here. I’ve found that I actually really enjoy writing based off of paintings – it’s like visual inspiration for my inner imagination! This painting made me very nostalgic for summer, and so you’ll probably get that vibe as you read it. 😀 What can I say – I’m a summer girl through and through! and I’m still in denial that it’s mid-November and dark in the mornings. I hope you enjoy! 🙂
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The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil – Claude Monet
Soft
the breeze sings
a song of summer afternoons
the crickets singing alto
as bees buzz the bass
the sweet whisper of butterflies
adding to the harmony
their song rising into
warmth of the sun
Silent
the world sleeps
under the vast of blue
footsteps padding softly
over dusty ground
rocking the earth
into a dream-filled
sun-warmed
slumber
Shadow
melts into warm shadow
as sunflowers sigh
their heavy heads
drooping together
as the soft song of summer
warms their roots
their colour echoing the
great sun above
Sleep sits heavy
on a world soft with song
and sun
and shadows
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That’s it for today! By the way, if you have a better idea for a title for this poem than just “Garden at Noon”, please do tell me in the comments below! I was in a hurry when I composed that lacklustre title, and would very much appreciate any other title ideas you may have! 😀
You are a stellar poet. . .and I’m sure you know it, Hannah! Beautiful flowing words. . .impressionistic.☺️ “Bees buzz the bass.” Alliteration rich!
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Thank you for your encouragement, Mrs Del Boccio! It’s so great to hear your thoughts as a more experienced writer… 🙂
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This may be my favorite Monet painting as I love the outdoors – in the summer! – the sun, the little ones on the path, and the flowers. You brought the scene to life with your alliteration: soft, song, silent, sun, shadow and sleep. Like how you repeated them in metaphor at the end. Enjoyable! Good job, Hannah! I actually like your title!
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This is really nice Hannah, I will try and go back to read the others if I find time in my busy week… *Groans at the long list of homework… :D* And the title fits it perfectly, the best things in life have simple names.
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Ah, thanks for your lovely comment! 🙂 Hehe I feel ya with that long list of homework… Know that you aren’t alone as you slog through it all! 😉
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