Master Matisse

With
        fingers
                     bent
he brushed
no more
                scissors
                paper
                glue
alors
alors-
          colour
          cut-outs
litter
the floor
     and 
         shapes
              anew
so blue

so blue
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Bombardieri Avatar
March 31, 2012 at 8:14 PM
not too familiar with this form but I really liked the way your poem sounds. I read and re-read it. Thanks for sharing!
Falotico Avatar
March 31, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Very good my friend! Art over art.
Burch Avatar
March 31, 2012 at 5:23 PM
What a brilliant artist he was and inspiration to us all. He said, "Creativity takes courage". I like your poem, Brian...clever indeed...I wonder if the blue was from his "Blue Nudes",1952, or Polinesia,The Sky,1947,? ;) I find it encouraging that he said his "real self: free,liberated" work was only created after his illness--his cutouts...he called it "painting with scissors"...ahh "Une seconde vie"... but I'm preaching to the choir here ;) Well Done piece--hugs,love deb
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