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Le Bonheur De Vivre - Matisse 1906 Alternate Format

stand where you want to you'll be drawn in picture yourself choose a spot the joy of life is to undulate with freedom with others to form poetic music the scene is set all that is required is to step into it there's temptation invitation inevitability be playful under the shade of the tree contrast with the muted colours of the backdrop follow the footsteps find the flowers allow yourself to be guided for no fruits are forbidden this is no garden this is the land of the plenty the longer you are here the more the palette will become you lingering at long last at the moment before it all teeters over the edge your gaze is never skywards but earthbound there is space here occupy it

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Kim Merryman

Date: 8/5/2023 7:59:00 PM

Dilly Dally, congrats on your win with this delightful poem! Your beginning words say to "stand where you want and you'll be drawn in". Well, your excellent descriptive words drew me in. Blessings, Kim M

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/5/2023 9:55:00 PM

Thank you Kim, I appreciate your kind words - I imagine that's how the waiting would impact :)

John Lawless

Date: 8/4/2023 5:42:00 AM

who needs a picture.....just let the words reshape the thoughts and then.....those last few lines...Great job DD..(now I'll go sneak a peek at the pic)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/4/2023 6:01:00 AM

Thank you John, the painting is huge and I can't even imagine the impact of walking alongside it as it is immersive proportionally and with clever perspective illusions. I mean your summer sonnet might be quoted as influential in my forming of some lines here haha thanks for your comment, highly valued

Susan Ashley

Date: 8/3/2023 8:14:00 AM

Dear Dilly, your impressive poetic expression captures "the happiness of life" with finesse. I adore the imagery and vibrant spirit of this exceptional piece, but I especially enjoyed "be playful under the shade of the tree / contrast with the muted colours of the backdrop" - wow, simply splendid! Congratulations for your excellent win in Brian's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/3/2023 9:26:00 AM

Thank you Susan, I really enjoyed capturing the mood of this painting - it's an enormous painting which plays with perspective and uses an element of theatrical staging in terms of scenery presentation - so really delightful to put into words. Thank you for your kind words

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 8/3/2023 7:13:00 AM

Deep and exquisitely penned, DD. Had to cross reference the painting to understand. Congratulations on your win!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/3/2023 9:28:00 AM

Yes I thought including the painting might get me in bother but a very lively painting to ponder :)

Suzette Richards

Date: 8/3/2023 3:24:00 AM

Re the tread below: Body image as defined by art throughout the ages, and by culture/nationality. A topic worth exploring...

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/3/2023 4:10:00 AM

Indeed

Suzette Richards

Date: 8/1/2023 9:47:00 PM

Love this. It encapsulated the nubile nudists to perfection:)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/2/2023 5:31:00 AM

In hindsight probably the right move - although I'm intrigued by how self perception could shift if we were more accustomed to nudists who (I somehow think, not sure how I'd know) don't worry about bikini bodies. Maybe there is a bikini poem musing about the lost beauty associated with Pre-Raphaelite style curves. The right curves are much prettier than harsh edges :)

Suzette Richards
Date: 8/2/2023 2:06:00 AM

I thought that it would have been off topic, and just as out of place as a bikini (circa1940s). There are nudist beaches aplenty here - au naturel ...

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/2/2023 12:04:00 AM

Now Suzette - I replied to your additional comment about nudist beaches and then you deleted it - I could have looked very strange ruminating alone about my own nudity! Haha!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/1/2023 11:11:00 PM

Thanks Suzette, I feel a bit like a nudist myself with no capitals and spacing in my poem - feels very exposing haha :D like I forgot to get a bikini body before heading to the beach and favour my 1950s tailored dresses to hide any curves in the wrong places