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Lost Degas Loves parts in tears of red Revenge is found with dirt on a spade The cards of life tell naughty tales Aces may be black or red, however The proverb of luck will bite you back So bury the dead very carefully As the ballerina dances above us all

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Caycay Jennings

Date: 12/20/2015 11:25:00 AM

Seeing your convo with Andrea below: To me the last line means that despite tears, revenge, naughty tales, bad luck and dying '... all life will still continue ..' And, since you don't know what it means, I'll stick with my satisfying interpretation and be happy I read this - cause I am ... CayCay

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/21/2015 12:45:00 AM

I like it!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/19/2015 8:02:00 PM

hmmm, this is very dark and hard for me to understand that last line, but I still really like it and I think I kind of get it. You made me have to look up that painting becuase I could not believe Degas did it. hahaha Anyway, the real artist is quite interesting. I saw others of his work and really liked them.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 12/22/2015 6:47:00 PM

yes, I knew the first pic was Degas!! STill don't get the poem!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/19/2015 8:40:00 PM

Hard for you to understand? Hey I dont even understand it! One painting is Degas by the way, and this poem started out as something completely different, sometimes I just like to make a poem be very cloudy and open to many meanings.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/19/2015 1:47:00 PM

I agree this is disturbing, effective but disturbing. did you mean "Love parts in tears of red"?? I guess carrying that big head in her arms might be a lot easier than on that tiny neck of hers!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/19/2015 8:38:00 PM

LOL, the last line came after I found the photo, even I have no idea what I am saying, it just seemed to fit.

Eileen Manassian

Date: 12/19/2015 9:10:00 AM

I'm left...disturbed, dear....Bury the dead carefully...and that second image. Do explain.....Hugs

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/19/2015 8:37:00 PM

Oh Eileen, I think I would need 10 years of therapy, to figure out what I meant, even I have no idea what I meant! Its simply a dark Gothic outlook on life I guess that could mean what ever the reader wants, I sometimes like poems, that have no direction and could be taken 1000 ways, if only to just to make one think, this one sure made me think. One of the paintings is indeed Degas.

Paul Callus

Date: 12/19/2015 8:26:00 AM

You feel most at home, Arthur, when tackling poems such as this one. You prepare the stage with a dark scene and effective play on words. // paul

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/19/2015 8:47:00 PM

Thank you so much Paul, this was indeed all of that, now if I only understood what I have done!

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 12/19/2015 3:57:00 AM

In darkness, a ray of poetry beautifies the tales, dear Arthur!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/19/2015 9:54:00 PM

Thank you Demetrios, the poetry was dark, but the heart is always light!

Nette Onclaud

Date: 12/19/2015 1:42:00 AM

what an intriguing piece dwelling on the gothic side of poetry, arthur... very creative!.. huggs

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/19/2015 9:54:00 PM

Thank you nette, and bang on Gothic was on my mind!

Jan Allison

Date: 12/18/2015 9:31:00 PM

looks like the ballerina in the 2nd picture has been dealt a very bad hand Arthur - very deep and dark but beautiful at the same time:-) hugs Jan xx7

Jan Allison
Date: 12/19/2015 6:15:00 AM

WOW you saw my pic and was inspired lol:-) Hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso
Date: 12/18/2015 9:50:00 PM

Thanks Jan,as you provided inspiration to my craziness!