#BlogBattle: Vivacious #Poetry

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To look into the face of a sunflower

Is to see creation, full of wonder

The need to dance, to smile for no reason

Other than their sheer beauty.

I also think of Vincent van Gogh

The dark places his mind took him

A fevered mind that tore at his flesh

How hard it is to capture perfection in oils

If he could see them now, he would know

He had captured those smiling dancing faces

for those of us who have eyes to see.

The moment he put paint to canvas

His sunflowers will forever smile at those who pass by

Daring you to feel anything

other than joy when leaving the gallery…

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  1. Gary Avatar

    Beautiful once again ladies. Van Gogh is someone I have an interest in along with Poe. Such works of creativity contrived by minds that were troubled and disturbed. I always ponder why a piece of writing or art was actually done. By what thought did the idea turn to concept and art. Why a sunflower and are scholarly pieces on this actually correct or based on subjective guesswork. Then again I overthink things too!

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Signs of creativity, I think!

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      1. Gary Avatar

        With my mind I should be sitting quite well if it’s a sign of creativity then 😱

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        1. jenanita01 Avatar

          I like to think so!

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  3. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

    Such a thoughtful reflection on Van Gogh and how his tortured soul created such eternal beauty.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      There will always be a link to him when we see a sunflower…

  4. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

    I love sunflowers and those painting! <3 This makes me want spring and still makes me smile even though it's a bit dreary today. <3

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      They are such happy flowers!

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      1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar

        They are! <3 I get the impression, if you were a flower, you could certainly be a sunflower.

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        1. jenanita01 Avatar

          Well, I am quite tall…

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  5. aebranson Avatar

    Such lovely and vivid imagery. I particularly liked the line ‘A fevered mind that tore at his flesh.’ – more vivid than lovely there, but as I imagined his paintings I juxtaposed his Sunflowers piece with his Severed Ear piece. Great job at getting those images to surface in my mind!

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