Lake Side Birch Trees

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Poetry/Ekphrasis/Lake Side Birch Trees
Copyright Protected, ID 06-1555-997-17
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France

Written June 17, 2023
For the Contest A Brian Strand Premiere No 1223
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 06/19/2023

Tenth Place

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   I could look at this painting
      forever, oh Klimt was a talent
lake side with birch trees is where I would like to be
      beside the dappled blue still water . . . 
         picking yellow buttercups
bluebells and purple larkspur growing wild, oh beautiful
        oh dream
          so sublime

    Klimt takes me away
      to a serene place in my mind
to a divine green dream of nature and tranquility
      but the painting-  I must leave behind
         for I think the gallery would miss it . . . 
though when days are rainy and I am forlorn, I always go
        to view
           the beauty painted

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Valsa George

Date: 6/21/2023 9:29:00 AM

A beautiful Ekphrasis. The slender birch trees surrounded by buttercups and the tranquillity of the place bewitch the readers....

Constance La France
Date: 6/21/2023 10:07:00 AM

Valsa, thank you so much for the compliment, and lovely comment !

Jack Horne

Date: 6/18/2023 3:52:00 AM

lovely write about this beautiful painting - I know you love the art gallery. Have to admit, I'd never heard of this artist, but I love that painting. Thanks for the win in your contest x

Constance La France
Date: 6/18/2023 12:27:00 PM

Jack, thank you so much for the compliment on my poem and the painting, yes, I love this one, such tranquility, we have lots of his art at the National Gallery of Canada but he is not Canadian !