Tuesday Poetics at the dVerse Poets Pub ~~ Melissa is hosting and introduces us to the art of Le Pho. Pho was born in Vietnam in 1907. My poem blends ekphrasis [poems that describe or tell a story about the artwork] and a theme [women.]
Le Pho ~ "Two Ladies"
Two young women, their voices a low murmur
their laughter rising like cranes into the sky
lifting each other from the weight of the day
lovely with soft hands not yet hardened
they look to the future and wonder
how the world might stretch them
how the lines of their lives might pull them apart
one believes in cycles ~ the moon's steady pull
the other sees farther ~ eyes lit with the fire of ideas
would they somehow meet again
in another life, another city
on bustling streets loud with shoppers
would they still be 'sisters in spirit'
** they would meet again ~ older, wiser, lovely still
sharing memories, tales of their lives
friends in sync, always
Beautiful! 👏👏👏
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteA beautiful and indepth poem about true friendship!
Hugs,
Mariette
Your poem brought those two young women to life for me, Helen! I love the simile ‘laughter rising like cranes into the sky’ and the thought that they lift each other from the weight of the day, despite their differences in that ‘one believes in cycles ~ the moon's steady pull’ and ‘the other sees farther ~ eyes lit with the fire of ideas’. It reminded me of me and my best friend of 57 years.
ReplyDelete"their laughter rising like cranes into the sky" Lovely Helen and lovely storytelling. :)
ReplyDeleteEverlasting friendship. You've captured it well.
ReplyDeleteI love “their laughter rising like cranes into the sky
ReplyDeletelifting each other from the weight of the day” and the differences established between the two friends, yet the connection.❤️
You give us a delightful tale of friendship, Helen, and thank you for not leaving us is suspense about their future...
ReplyDeleteI love the way their friendship takes them different ways yet always as friends.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written, Helen. I love the contemplations and hopes of each one.
ReplyDeleteWonderful piece Helen, well written — I love the way you animate the painting, it breaths with life. And you took it across time…. Very cool! 🙂 👍🏼✌🏼🫶🏼🎼
ReplyDeleteA lovely projectory of friendship, one with acceptance of differences and change, one we can all hope to have in our lives.
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