Immortals

were I to dwell
in Van Gogh's hat
peer down from walls 
would I

or in meek words
that She, the page, 
immortally
on by
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Empress Avatar
November 8, 2023 at 12:35 PM
this is so poetic the way your words flow in such captivating and mellifluous cadence is so beautiful to the soul of a reader. Its like reading an ancient poem the way you’ve phrased your lines: i love van gogh: and i love the line “ that she the page immortally on by” ah impeccable. Love this. fave for me
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November 8, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Thank you for saying such kind words about my poem. On a trip to Amsterdam just before covid we went to the Van Gogh museum and there were many of his self portraits, a random thought of him being immortal looking out at everyone inspired the writing of this poem, when we got home.
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