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Beauty Amidst Adversity

Painting A "Starry Night" From the asylum cell Beauty, the singular focus No bars

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Ink Empress

Date: 2/6/2025 11:46:00 PM

How beautiful and deep is your cinquain, made me think of van gogh , and his starry night and i love especially how you mentioned “beauty the single focus no bars” soulful write! In few words youv delivered something readers can feel and resonate with! Pleasure reading you today. Sending you light always

MD Johnson
Date: 2/7/2025 1:24:00 AM

Another kind and generous compliment from you. Thank you for the encouragement. Indeed, this cinquain was inspired by van Gogh. You may know that he literally painted “Starry Night” from inside his asylum cell. Despite his challenges, he was able to focus on what was beautiful, and in this instance, he was able to see beyond the bars. It’s a beautiful life lesson. Best regards—MDJ