Curvilinear
erotic
exotic
beauty
sweeps across the page
swirls
whirls
sensual
beauty
curves across the page
elongated
adumbrated
lines of beauty
drawn out on the page
vague suggestion
of obsession
evanescent
image fades.
An ekphrastic poem in response to the art nouveau paintings of the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939). for http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/?zx=b5584de227c1b80e
Just lovely …
Must’ve been away when you wrote this one Viv. I love Mucha.
Lovely representation and commentary on the artwork. Bonus points for “adumbrated”.
Richard
excellent, all the right adjectives, put together well, and then the kick at the end.
Oh, I like the image you picked, Viv, it is very concentric with all of those repeating circles your words really suit it with the pattern and repetition! I enjoyed this, thank you!
Kudos for you for accomplishing this prompt so well!
Cool! Thanks for participating!
An unusual poem from you, Viv. I like it very much. Hope we see more like this.
Thank you for reminding me about ‘withrealtoads’ I’ve had a busy week…
I do like this style of art and your verse is complimentary!
“sweeps across the page” and “curves across the page” describe this picture perfectly, Viv.
K
This is really well crafted!
Phew! I love the single word lines – they seem to encapsulate the energy of Mucha’s work. Add to that the word ‘adumbrated’ – that’s not one you see used often in poetry. The point you make about obsession is noted – perhaps every artist knows the taste of that, in different measure.
She does look exotic, sensual and fluid. Lovely interpretation of the picture Viv.
Clever interpretation of that lovely picture, Viv
A perfect match, words and image. Good one, Viv…….
You’ve captured Mucha with your words, Viv. Love the final verse.
Fantastic! That last stanza really nails it.