In the Kitchen

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This poem refers to one of Pablo Picasso's drawings that hung in my friend's home right above the Aga. Bim and Arthur Giardelli were and thus are famous Welsh Artists and it may seem, that this poem is more about them, than about Picasso's drawing. But pieces of art as such and as always are only what they meansto the beholder and this one lived with my friends and thus lives with me.

In the Kitchen

This is about a particular drawing though I wish not to disclose which one exactly I 
mean for it matters so much that it matters no longer because my friends Arthur and
Bim watch over their kitchen rest their bones now and fly in spirit together 

In the Pembrokeshire winds

Little squiggles on paper of lovers drawn with life-long experience to master the craft 
of surreal expression what is and may yet be like a curious child expressing the world
and it holds so much description of how Pablo adorned the evolution of 

Genuine genius

Like the outlined lovers who hung framed on the panel the Giardellis had eloped and 
spent their lives painting collaging and sculpting in the former Warren School House 
where they played ping pong on a table like soul mates’ embrace in the gallery with 

Pablo adorning their life

Art work is what it means to the viewer ink drawn on canvas beholding the meaning
depicted straight into the heart and the soul when they join essence symbiosis along

On a stone wall over the Aga it had lived as they had 

Breakfast with Picasso each every day 

25th April 2017

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 4/26/2017 4:20:00 AM

A well written piece that has Pablo's painting enchanting and impassioning your words. Brilliant work Kai. 7 ; )

Kai Michael Neumann
Date: 4/26/2017 4:21:00 AM

Thank you for that Darren. A true story. And by the way, I am somewhat insane and proud of it. It prevents madness. Kind wishes, Kai

Darren White

Date: 4/25/2017 8:05:00 AM

This is a work of art, and told with so much love, That it warms my heart, just as the Aga warmed their hearts, and Pablo's. 7 and fav for an insanely good poem.

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 4/25/2017 7:21:00 AM

Thank you Probir. Bim and Arthur died in their late 90's and are buried in a quaint old cemetery of a medieval church right next to their gallery. I am sure that their love for each other and love for the arts made them live such a full, long and wonderful life. Many wishes, Kai

Probir Gupta

Date: 4/25/2017 5:50:00 AM

What a beauty ... What an enviable breakfast every day ... and what an artistic reflection in the poem ... great ...