Lin Lane Poet Rhyme

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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.

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Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2023 at 4:26 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 Lin Lane May 9, 2023 at 5:25 PM I never enter Strand’s contests. Thank you very much for liking this one so much, Andrea.

Ann Foster May 7, 2023 at 9:06 AM capture their scent from the canvas for perfumed potpourri... this line made the whole poem pop for me... Well done... love it... Ann Lin Lane May 7, 2023 at 10:57 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 May 6, 2023 at 7:38 PM Lin, your poem is so beautiful, I felt like I was within the painting, well done ! Lin Lane May 7, 2023 at 10:56 AM That's such an awesome comment! Thank you, Constance.

Valsa George May 6, 2023 at 6:48 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. Lin Lane May 6, 2023 at 7:00 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. May 5, 2023 at 1:07 PM WoW! Lin, You penned such a well-written and beautiful interpretation of the painting. Excellent job. Have a great day and weekend:-)Alexis Lin Lane May 5, 2023 at 1:41 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 May 5, 2023 at 9:14 AM I enjoyed your lovely write/picture. Claude Monet works are so pretty. Have a blessed day/weekend................. Lin Lane May 5, 2023 at 1:40 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 May 5, 2023 at 6:13 AM Great description of the painting, Lin:) Lin Lane May 5, 2023 at 6:34 AM Thanks a lot, Jo. I hoped to have done it justice.

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

Vijay Pandit May 5, 2023 at 5:11 AM Beautifully described, Lin--short strokes of crimson, muted greens and boldest yellow... Lin Lane May 5, 2023 at 5:14 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 May 5, 2023 at 4:16 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 Lin Lane May 5, 2023 at 4:19 AM I would love to see the colorful blooms, en mass. Thank you, Jan.