ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "So Many Suns" by Irene Latham

I'm excited to be continuing my ARTSPEAK series -- this year with poems on the theme of "Happy." Read why in my introductory post.

Poems so far:

Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani

When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh

On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses

Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt

The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera
By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis
Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry Darger
Two Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis
Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis

Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. 

Today's piece is after Kohbar of Mithila.

So Many Suns

-after Kohbar of Mithila

So many suns -

more than enough

for everyone!

And fishes

and birds

and an elephant too.

A turtle,

a butterfly –

all for you

           and you

                 and you!

So many suns

we hold in our hearts –

Shine!

Glow!

Let those suns go.

- Irene Latham

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