My response to B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond and Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie
Green Wheat Field with Cypress, Vincent van Gogh 1889, Narodni Gallery, Prague
Blue and green
Never to be seen
An old wive’s tale
Rejected by nature
Melancholy mixture
Blue and green
Artist’s brush
Loaded with colour
Creates a wash
A rural harmony
Moving clouds, wheat and tree
Artist’s brush
Impressions
Of rolling fields and
An open sky
From the asylum window
On a summer canvas
Impressions
Blue and green
Artist’s brush
Impressions
[Van Gogh’s despair]
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
writing in north norfolk 
A lovely poem Kim the austere quality of the verses brings to mind somehow the artist’s many trials because of his melancholy … and your conclusion poignantly emphasizes this impression. I really like how you adapted the form to your needs ..
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Thank you. It took me a while to get it into the shape I wanted – I had been playing around with rhyme and then resigned myself to letting it take its own course.
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Know what you mean. Rhyme can be a lot of fun, but it’s tricky … and sometimes it comes out too much like a jingle … at least that happens to me.
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Your description of this artist’s process and pain is really lovely.
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Thank you 😊
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You’re welcome!
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The artist`s despair is felt here…beautifully penned.
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Thank you so much:)
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