Time for Poetics in the Pub ~ Sanaa hosts and introduces us to artist John Grimshaw. She shares that Grimshaw uses a defined visual language in his work. His focus is on solitude, darkness, beauty, light. His darkness is seductive. Figures rarely dominate. Landscape has the greater power. I find his work fascinating.
Silvery Moonlight [public domain]
moonlight reflects amber
onto damp cobblestone
bleeding her shadow
into dark wetness ..
nothing more than a form
dissolving into rusty mist
hidden from the waking city
as fleeting as the fog
Oh this is absolutely stunning, Helen. I love how you set the mood and ambience here with "a form dissolving into rusty mist." Thank you so much for writing to the prompt ❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteLovely poem Helen
ReplyDeleteYour poem made me examine the painting some more and it's amazing how he's managed to catch the thin shadows across the cobblestones. Nice one Helen 👏
ReplyDeleteWow! I just love what you saw, Helen! Incredible! ❤️
ReplyDeleteI sensed you were completely absorbed into the painting - succinct and beautifully written - Jae
ReplyDeleteAwesome poem Helen! Succinct but conveys so much.
ReplyDeleteYou've captured the subtle atmosphere of this painting so beautifully by investing in the lone figure a meaning beyond the visible, Helen, something ephemeral but of lasting value.all the same.
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the picture, Helen.
ReplyDeleteNow that is my kind of evening!...So richly described.
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