Monet- Madame Monet- And- Child

One little sidestep off the beaten track, Is a colorful garden of dazzling shades, With blood red geraniums of scintillating hue Interspersed by those of white and baby pink, Where beauty sings mysteriously, Reigning in every theme, a place of bliss Where silence speaks for itself, Where bees are the only intruders, I suppose. A place to feast the eyes and relax, Reminding one of the Garden of Eden! At its center is someone, in blossoming beauty. Not sure if she is sitting on the edge of a boulder, Or simply crouching on the carpet of grass, Or is it a statue set up amid the array of flowers? An angelic form so intent on what she does, Lost to the world, her face bent, But eyes moving up and down, In tandem with the sewing needle in hand. Is she stitching a frock for her little girl, Sitting close to her mother’s feet? A starlet fallen from the night sky, Or a cherubim dropped down from heaven’s height, In flowing azure blue frock with golden hair. She too, like her mother, is so absorbed, Pouring her soul in to the open book in her lap. May be a ploy employed by the mother, Not to disturb her in her work. Oh, vagrant winds, come not close, To disturb the tranquility of the two Wholly sinking into what they are doing. Kindly veer in another direction And don’t interrupt their solitude! April.22. 2023 A Brian Strand Premiere . No1210 Poetry Contest This is based on Claude Monet's famous painting- Madame- Monet-and-child, where he has pictured his wife Camille and child in his garden.