Luncheon of the Boating Party

(Re old poems)



The luncheon of French bourgeoisie under frilly striped awning.
Young fair maiden, rosy cheeks- beguiling her eyes; leans on the railing.
Amidst fruits and undrunk wine in amorous air strokes dog, a wife.
Men look askance in yellow straw hats, faces muse in blazing whites.
Quivering tints alive on a terrace, evolve in sunbathed human life.


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Based on Auguste Renoir's painting - ''Luncheon of the Boating Party''
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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January 7, 2021 at 11:55 AM
This is a beautiful ekphrasis! love it! pity not many have visited or read it! well done!
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