Yann Rolland Poet Free verse

Matisse

The flowers are not alone,
Their souls belong to the bees,
they belong to butterflies,
belong to God,
Above all, don’t pick them,
Because as soon as they die,
Except in a blue and yellow vase
Painted by Matisse.

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Paige Hind April 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM love this!!

Kim Rodrigues April 12, 2026 at 6:14 AM Fave!

Kim Rodrigues April 12, 2026 at 6:14 AM Absolument, mon amie!

Valsa George April 10, 2026 at 1:32 AM Flowers will wither away. But art being immortal, the flowers on a canvas will never fade and will stay immortal. Beautiful poem. Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM such a nice comment valsa, Matisse is my favorite artist

Paula Goldsmith April 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM What a lovely write you have here. I enjoyed reading. I wish you would write more. Have a Beautiful/Blessed Day writing away............... Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM thank you so much, Paula, will think about posting more, wishes

sara Etgen-Baker April 7, 2026 at 5:31 AM what a striking and well composed poem about his famous painting. Well done, Yann. wishing you well, sara Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM thank you so much sara, wishes and hugs

Anne Winter April 7, 2026 at 5:09 AM Brilliant poem, dear poet! Art is immortal. Best, Anne Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM so true i love paining and museums when i travel

Sara Kendrick April 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM Ahh!! I like the emotional input in the description of Matisse's artwork. Thank you for sharing this one with us. Sara K Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM thanks sara for commenting and reading, enjoyed

Charles Messina April 7, 2026 at 1:55 AM Beautiful! Nicely written, Yann. Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM thanks a lot charles

Andrea Dietrich April 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM What a pretty picture and lovely message in this one. Fave Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM great comment andrea, best wishes

Joe Maverick April 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM Very fresh reflections here Yann..' Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM always enjoy your comments poet best wishes

Victor Buhagiar April 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM Matisse was a great painter. There is a tinge of humour in your poem. Flowes have their own low life span. I would love to put some in front of Our Lady. Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM Thanks victot, what you wrote touched me deeply, so happy to read that

Evelyn Judy Buehler April 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM Great art is immortal! This poem captivates with its stunning images. I enjoyed reading it a lot, Yann. Best of wishes. :) Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM thanks a lot evelyn, your beautiful comment would be reminded

I Am Anaya April 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM This reads just like his paintings. The imagery wonderment, Yann. Enjoyed Yann Rolland April 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM thank you so much , anaya, great to read you more and more