Heptet-Renaissance

RENAISSANCE
when desire plays its part
in matters of the heart,
passion consumes the eyes,
frees inspiration's cries;
ideas conceive,and
from memory retrieve
as love,gives birth...to art

MATISSE said without passion there is no art.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Sublett Avatar
March 7, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Love it! Completely agree, Brian.
Williams Avatar
March 7, 2011 at 12:49 PM
GREAT POEM AND HAS A LOT OF DEPTH TO IT.
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