sara Etgen-Baker Poet Pleiades

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A reproduction of this Degas painting hung in my aunt's ballet studio sparking my love from Impressionism

poem submitted to "Pleiades Please" poetry contest, Rob Carmack, sponsor, August 2, 2026

IMPRESSIONISM

In hush-washed strokes, light barely brushes form,
In pale, passing glimmers, colors sigh into being,
In softened shimmer, boundaries loosen into air, 
In quiet currents of pigment, the moment breathes,
In muted murmurs of blue and gold, time thins,
In air-light touches, the world blurs toward wonder,
In each trembling instant, artist’s eye softens into seeing.

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Sotto Poet May 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM How lovely the painting and the poem! By putting "In" before each line, you are enhancing the impression that you are trying to achieve.

Kim Rodrigues May 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM Beautiful poem and painting! Your method of using “In” before each line, amplifies the effect.

Victor Buhagiar May 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM I love paintings in Impressionism. You did well with this poem.

Karen Jones May 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM You write in so many forms with impressive talent and skill! This is a gem!

Andrea Dietrich May 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM I prefer the old realistic paintings I saw at the Louvre long ago but I really like some of the impressionistic artists. They are sure better than artists like Picasso. Beautiful words here

Joseph P. DiMino May 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM Very nice imagery, Sara; I do favor impressionism over other art forms. When I lived in New York, spent a lot of time in the museums. When I saw Van Gogh's baby I actually felt physically ill. Quite a painting.

Paige Hind May 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM This is quite a beautiful painting, too. Lovely verse

Line Gauthier May 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM Beautiful ekphrasis and you managed to ace the Pleiades form at the same time. Love the personal detail in A/N. Brilliant. Added to my FAVE's.

Yann Rolland May 3, 2026 at 6:20 AM wonderful, like an impressionist poem, with subtle touches, love museums a lot, but when traveling, only a little one in my city, wishes