I have loved this series. What a great way to start my day! I look forward to revising some of these, and I appreciate so much all of your encouraging comments along the way. THANK YOU.
Poems so far in ARTSPEAK: Happy!:
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.
"So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila
"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh
"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis
"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt
"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong
"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt
"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh
"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger.
"Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall
"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon
"The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt
"To a Sunflower" after Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
"Only in Summer" after The Yellow Boat by Gustave Caillebotte
"Wish I May, Wish I Might" after Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh
"The Guitarist" after Girl in Yellow and Blue with a Guitar by Henri Matisse
"First Day of Autumn" after Wheat Fields with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh
"Anticipation" after Woman with a Yellow Jacket by August Macke
"Yellow Irises" after Yellow Irises with Pink Cloud by Claude Monet
Today's piece is Valley of the Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt. Yosemite Valley is one of those spiritual places for me... and Paul and I will be visiting Yosemite this summer, so this is coming at a good time for me. :) This poem kind of went in an adult direction, as I remembered my last trip to Yosemite (with my father) but that's okay. Enjoy your virtual trip to Yosemite. :)
Today's piece is Valley of the Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt. Yosemite Valley is one of those spiritual places for me... and Paul and I will be visiting Yosemite this summer, so this is coming at a good time for me. :) This poem kind of went in an adult direction, as I remembered my last trip to Yosemite (with my father) but that's okay. Enjoy your virtual trip to Yosemite. :)
Yosemite Morning
- after "Valley of Yosemite" by Albert Bierstadt
And the sun said, Good morning, mountains
and the rock faces blazed to be so acknowledged
deer drank from pristine pools of water,
bears grazed berries from the thickets
and we dared not blink for fear of wasting
the sun's welcome-to-the-world gaze –
a gift given so freely and so often,
yet we, caught in webs of our own making
so often fail to see –
but this morning, tucked in the valley of giants,
we praise the maker and the miracle
we lift our hearts to the sun,
we say, burn me
- Irene Latham
Be sure to check in with Donna at Mainely Write to read our complete Progressive Poem! Yay!
This is one place I've never been, maybe someday? It's a heartfelt & happy end to your month, Irene. I'm reminded that the 'pink' that is so fleeting in my sunrise with your words: "and we dared not blink for fear of wasting
ReplyDeletethe sun's welcome-to-the-world gaze –" Thanks for all the beautiful words in April.
Just gorgeous, Irene -- a splendid way to close out Artspeak. So enjoyed each and every post during April. Thank you for all the beauty, fun, heart, whimsy, and yellowness. Will miss this project -- sigh, until next April. . .
ReplyDeleteAbsolute shivers, Irene. I am copying this into my notebook as a reminder. Each word is a gift I hold in my mouth. Thank you for this month of happy. xx
ReplyDeleteOh, I missed stopping by yesterday. I love Albert Bierstadt's work. This is one I haven't seen. Love these words:
ReplyDelete"we praise the maker and the miracle/ we lift our hearts to the sun." What a joy it has been to visit the artwork and your words each day during Poetry Month. We'll miss this Artspeak Happy! project. You've certainly brightened our days. Thank you!