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In Blooming Fields

There flows in the blooming fields of Master, Claude Monet
a tulip river that springs to life with each impassioned stroke
A painting into which butterflies would be tempted to stray
where flowers waft in currents, making oohs and ahs evoke.

A Don Quixotic windmill and an old farmhouse in succession
short strokes of crimson, muted greens and boldest yellow
blended on canvas, the artist's Impressionistic expression.
Landscapes in natural light was the genius of this fellow.

I would snip a fresh bouquet of tulips to adorn a crystal vase
and capture their scent from the canvas for perfumed potpourri.
If I could climb inside a Monet painting, in my arms I'd embrace 
you beside his tulip river and then sip a glass of crisp Chablis.

Copyright © Lin Lane | Year Posted 2023

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/7/2023 4:26:00 PM this is really gorgeous writing. have you put it in one of Brian's contests? I think he likes poems that mention art and Monet is so beautiful Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/9/2023 5:25:00 PM I never enter Strand’s contests. Thank you very much for liking this one so much, Andrea.

Ann Foster Date: 5/7/2023 9:06:00 AM capture their scent from the canvas for perfumed potpourri... this line made the whole poem pop for me... Well done... love it... Ann Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/7/2023 10:57:00 AM I do so like it when I'm told what line(s) stand out to a reader. Thank you for doing that, Ann.

Constance La France Date: 5/6/2023 7:38:00 PM Lin, your poem is so beautiful, I felt like I was within the painting, well done ! Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/7/2023 10:56:00 AM That's such an awesome comment! Thank you, Constance.

Valsa George Date: 5/6/2023 6:48:00 PM Wow... this is a wonderful Ekphrasis. Claude Monet's painting is made alive with arresting poetic strokes. "I would snip a fresh bouquet of tulips to adorn a crystal vase/ and capture their scent from the canvas for perfumed potpourri.". Great description to show the originalty of the tulip field he has painted. Beautiful poem Lin. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/6/2023 7:00:00 PM Hi Valsa. Your comments are so encouraging. Thank you so very much for letting me know the lines you particularly liked. I always appreciate that.

Alexis Y. Date: 5/5/2023 1:07:00 PM WoW! Lin, You penned such a well-written and beautiful interpretation of the painting. Excellent job. Have a great day and weekend:-)Alexis Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/5/2023 1:41:00 PM Such a work of art draws me to express in words what the artist did with a brush. I can't come close, but I try. Thanks Alexis. Happy weekend to you too!

Paula Goldsmith Date: 5/5/2023 9:14:00 AM I enjoyed your lovely write/picture. Claude Monet works are so pretty. Have a blessed day/weekend................. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/5/2023 1:40:00 PM I'm very pleased you like it so well, Paula. Thanks for the weekend wishes, and I hope yours is equally fine.

Joanna Daniel Date: 5/5/2023 6:13:00 AM Great description of the painting, Lin:) Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/5/2023 6:34:00 AM Thanks a lot, Jo. I hoped to have done it justice.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/5/2023 5:17:00 AM - Tulips were my father's pride in the garden ... beautiful poem, Lin :) - hugs Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/5/2023 6:33:00 AM Living where you do, I'm not at all surprised. They're so beautiful. Thank you, Anne-Lise.

Vijay Pandit Date: 5/5/2023 5:11:00 AM Beautifully described, Lin--short strokes of crimson, muted greens and boldest yellow... Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/5/2023 5:14:00 AM Hi Vijay and thanks so much for your kind words. I always love when someone tells me what they liked, so thanks for that, as well.

Jan Allison Date: 5/5/2023 4:16:00 AM Oh Lin, what a fabulous interpretation of the image, I've visited the tulip fields in Holland, it is an amazing sight:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 5/5/2023 4:19:00 AM I would love to see the colorful blooms, en mass. Thank you, Jan.