Is it a monster over there
red and furry
eyes that stare and mouth
gaping, wide open.
Nothing is clear
just don’t go too near.
A crown lays in waste
upon cotton-wool roads
(maybe a toad-king lost it)
Mountains reach for
who knows where
sparklers of ice catch sun
or, are they moonbeams.
People
(if that is truly what they are)
seem lost also
pondering the scene
an oddly placed hand
hides sexuality
and yet
theirs is so ambiguous
as too, is this
summer nights dream.
~*~
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*I read this about this painting and have to agree:
“Summer Night is a purely poetic composition. Do not look at it as a picture; look at it as if it were, say, the drop curtain of a theatre, for then it would not seem at all strange, but on the contrary a very unusual and very beautiful curtain”
So, taking the pic for what it is, and the title being a bit like Shakespeare’s Midsummer Nights Dream I also went with the dream theme.
Shared with Magpie Tales#133 Art of Albert Bloch
Poets United Pantry #113
Mountains reach for
who knows where
sparklers of ice catch sun
or, are they moonbeams.
I loved these lines……..you captured the pic so nicely…..beautiful….
I love the soft, gentle flow of your dream sequence, from one characterization to another, Bren. The rhythm so emulates the flow of the painting. You’ve captured that beautifully! Thank you for sharing this. =D
I like the lingering thought that is just a summer’s dream, waking into a beautiful new day!
Oh Gosh, sounds like your poet toad ate a horrific meal before his bedtime. I really felt that, wonderful!
It reminded me of the two terrible weeks the my BIL was conscious after two weeks of coma after he crashed his plane. He would talk about his dreams while he was having them. Oh yes, he survived.
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Beautiful! Great take on the prompt!
I LOVE your interpretation of the art!!!!
You’re right – dreams has this intensity which makes so much sense in the midst of them and then is so ambiguous. Well described. k.
Your eyes caught pieces in the image that mine did not! (I went straight for the ambiguous generic creatures!) Nice capture.
I love it!…
I plump for it being a monster. You’ve spun a fine web of words from this prompt. Intriguing.
Very captivating dream imagery which mirrors that mysterious painting, love the part about the ‘toad king’.
To me the figures seem focused similarly–either all drawn to something or all repelled by it, so I like the monster, the curiosity, and the confusion of both the characters and the narrator! Eerie cool!
I love images of dreams and thoughts that accompany them.
“A crown lays in waste
upon cotton-wool roads”
That’s just cool.
Your poem totally suits the mood of the painting – both mystical and rather strange:)
Your words were dreamy….
well-done dreamer, so creative, just like a fairy tale.
You really caught the surreal quality of a dream. Well done.
This was quite interesting … loved the story in your words !!!
i love how everyone sees different things in the weekly prompts, def this one was very open to interpretation..liked yours..scary monsters and all…x
I felt the magic of this —beautiful in its rendering!
It is surreal and interpretation is left to the writer ` I didn’t see the monsters nor the roads….I saw food and drinks ..ha.ha.. Happy long weekend ~
Yeah I think it is a scary red monster…I love the way you pick up on so many of the details in the painting…well done…I really enjoyed this…
Magical and surreal, fantastical and invigorating. I loved this! Especially the image and question…
“sparklers of ice catch sun
or, are they moonbeams.”
Alas, the picture is creepy, I think; but I enjoyed your interpretation, which gave me a few chills as well. (Tee hee)
People and monsters I suppose that can be a good comparision for some and what a painting can spur.
magical piece, this one is!! 🙂
A crown lays in waste
upon cotton-wool roads….nice touch ….it is a rather surreal pic…esp when paried with the title…and you capture that in your words….ha def a poetic painting…smiles…..dont go too near indeed…smiles.
Mystical and magical