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| Flowers, by Odilon Redon |
Left too long within a vase
flowers droop and die
so free them I will
let color saturate the sky,
dissolve into pastel blues
become a scrim where nightingales fly.
Keep a few pressed within a book
remind me it's o.k. to cry.
by Margaret Bednar, April 10, 2014
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| Mystery, by Odilon Redon |
notes:
Nightingales are symbolic of love and longing.
Scrim: in theatre - an allusion of a solid wall or backdrop creating a semi-transparent curtain when lit from behind.
This is for "Imaginary Garden of Real Toads - The Art of Odilon Redon" - our marching orders? Write an ekphrasis poem - a literary description or commentary on a visual work of art.
For the month of April, I am participating in NaPoWriMo2014 or National Poetry Writing Month. The website is HERE.
In celebration of this year's challenge, I will be giving away a free book of my poetry. If you are interested in participating in this drawing, please click the red logo at the top of my side bar and leave your name and a means to reach (blog, email, etc) you in the comment section.
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