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Today's ArtSpeak: PICASSO features a goat. Not a painting of a goat, but a sculpture.
Who knew Picasso made any sculptures?? Well, he did, and this is one that caught my eye.
It's not my first time to write a poem about a goat.
Goats are part of my DNA! Some of my most vivid childhood memories—from the time we lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—feature goats. Goats in the road. Goats on top of the cars. Chasing goats. Feeding goats. Petting goats. Napping with goats!
When I started writing this poem, I set out to write a tricube. But this poem was being very grumpy and did not comply! (You will find quite a few 3-syllable lines remain!) And once I got to the stopping point of my poem, I read it back, and realized I was (again) writing to myself. I don't like heat. It makes me grumpy! So this poem is really me trying to remind myself life's too short to be grumpy, no matter how hot it is! Thanks so much for reading.
Poem for a Grumpy Goat on a Hot Summer's Day
Hello, goat
my grumpy
little goat.
Sun's here
to warm you.
Rain makes
grass grow
silky-green.
That wind?
Oh, silly goat.
It only wants
to blow you
open.
Oh, those final lines, Irene! {Chef's kiss} I can relate to the heat grumpies. :) And who knew that Picasso sculpted? I love seeing, thanks to your journeying, what Picasso will surprise me with next.
ReplyDeleteIrene, you opened my eyes to another piece of Picasso's life as an artist.Sun, rain, and wind are common negatives I hear about. I like your reminder and hope to use it as the heat continues to sore. "Life's too short to be grumpy, no matter how hot it is!" Stay Cool!
ReplyDeleteIrene, what a fun sculpture, and your silly goal poem is so fun. Here's to a soon cooling off autumn for you and all the local goats. This is the first time I realized you had lived in Riyadh, KSA. How interesting!
ReplyDeleteI love the sculpture and I'm here for grumpy goat.
ReplyDeleteNope. Never knew until now that Picasso made sculptures and it STILL blows my mind that you spent childhood years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia! We all contain such multitudes...including the grumpies when it's so. dang. hot. and. humid.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Irene. I'm learning a lot about Picasso! And you. It's hard to imagine you as a grumpy little goat.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me laugh at your silly goat poem. I am also intrigued by all you (and we) are learning about Picasso.
ReplyDeleteI have seen Picasso's sculptures. This is a silly goat, though when I look again I'm now sure how to describe her. Good luck with the heat. It reminds me how much I love September.
ReplyDeleteOde to goats and being blown open. Yes!
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