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Of luscious oily colors
His head hung
between his shoulders drooping.

Still tied to his creation
In honey thick strands
Of membranous hues
Melting from his finger tips
He cried.

And the masses gathered
Behind their idol
To worship
That which would become a pillar of beauty
A masterpiece
Of that which they could not see
Nor understand.

As they praised his glorious feat
With insipid words of wisdom
He sobbed in defeat
“You do not understand!” he cried
“ It is still not as good…
…as the dream.”
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The Artist's Dream

Contributed by wheels on Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 06:02:19 AM in AEST
Topic: anguished

Rembrandt lay in an oozing pool
Of luscious oily colors
His head hung
between his shoulders drooping.

Still tied to his creation
In honey thick strands
Of membranous hues
Melting from his finger tips
He cried.

And the masses gathered
Behind their idol
To worship
That which would become a pillar of beauty
A masterpiece
Of that which they could not see
Nor understand.

As they praised his glorious feat
With insipid words of wisdom
He sobbed in defeat
“You do not understand!” he cried
“ It is still not as good…
…as the dream.”

Copyright Â© wheels ... [ 2008-06-20 06:02:19]
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Re: The Artist's Dream (User Rating: 1 )
by lostrelic on Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 06:29:52 AM AEST
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A lovely write i like where the images took me
our dreams are as never quite as they seem and trying for them makes it so harder
let the dreams come to you
lostrelic

Re: The Artist's Dream (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 06:39:15 AM AEST
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I do so love your color of words.
Brilliant write.
Hugs
Michelle

Re: The Artist's Dream (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_K on Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 07:49:33 AM AEST
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Loved the imagery I got from this.... Well done..
Jenni

Re: The Artist's Dream (User Rating: 1 )
by Supercreep on Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 08:36:12 PM AEST
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Like the way you only really reveal the meaning of the poem in the last lines. As with your other work you have a good sense of poetic economy.

Re: The Artist's Dream (User Rating: 1 )
by LoveStruck_Hippie on Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 12:41:44 AM AEST
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I really enjoyed your use of imagery here. Rhyme scheme and meter flowed nicely. Enjoyed the read.

Peace,

~Shannon

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