Mural Musings

the soft yellow streaked the terra cotta,
shadowing the speckled sallow saffron 
a bluish buff upon the cochineal;
brilliant boneblack
grizzled the engrain
citrine carnation
as
the fallow flaxen,rustic rubrical
rainbow-tinted 
the magenta mandarine;
unseen
the ultra-marine, tinged burnt sienna,
reflecting a golden flame of raw umbery upon
the earth green;
bright mosaic gold
mottled the sallow sorrel
virent yellow,oak stained
the pale apricot;
while
blood red,reddish russet
dotted the olive lind;
freckled crimson,
a chestnut maroon,
on fuchsias faded apple green
as burnt umber sank deep
into its sanguine slumber.

This a favourite poem because it combines my two hobbies art and poetry

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007



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Date: 6/18/2016 1:41:00 PM
Very well done Brian. I can picture this mural.
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Date: 6/18/2016 1:29:00 PM
I love the use of colors, like an oil painting with layers.. really love those final lines, very beautiful, Brain. I thought this one might be a spoken-word poem; do you not have it recorded?
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Date: 9/28/2011 9:00:00 AM
Dear Brian, ( again ) * here is another contest I did not congratulate..., stopping by AGAIN to give warm congratulations on my old contest. Sorry, I forgot to leave you a thank you *comment* of appreciation~ I hope you don't mind my copy paste congratulations.. Don't worry I have read this many times. lol. or how else would have I closed it with out reading. Can you accept my apology and old congrats on your poem. .p.d. the late bloomer
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Date: 9/21/2011 3:15:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in the contest of P.D. "Your (OWN) Favorite Poem" Brian. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/20/2011 7:12:00 PM
Congrats Brian on another top ten win with this favorite poem so awesome my friend..luv..
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Date: 9/20/2011 12:49:00 PM
Congratultions on the win in the contest of P.D., Brian
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Date: 9/20/2011 11:48:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Brian
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Date: 6/4/2010 2:22:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry X2 making it through the first round Brian. I wish you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/1/2010 8:26:00 AM
congrats dear Brian and thanks so much for stopping by. we are trying. good luck to you! hugs, shar xo
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Date: 5/31/2010 10:27:00 AM
Congrats Brian on both your entries making it to the first round of competition in Poetry Soup contest.. thankxxx for the "heads up" earlier ... way to go my friend.. good luck.. with luv from the "Sweetheart"
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Date: 5/31/2010 9:30:00 AM
Big congratulations on having two poems move on to the second round, Brian. I'm truly happy your work is receiving well-deserved recognition. Best always, Carolyn
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Date: 4/15/2010 6:12:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Linda's contest Brian. Love, Carol
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Date: 4/13/2010 2:11:00 AM
Congratulations on your brilliant win in Linda-Marie's contest, Sir Brian Strand! Your talent and imagination are well conveyed in this excellent write. Enjoy your glory! Love, peace and admiration, Andrew.
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Date: 4/12/2010 2:36:00 PM
Dear Brian, my congratulations on your fantastic win in the contest with this beaut.! Thanks for your kind comments on my poem...Peace, Audrey
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Date: 4/10/2010 3:17:00 PM
Beautiful writing Brian- Congrats
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Date: 4/10/2010 12:59:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved win. Aloha, Connie
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Date: 4/8/2010 4:20:00 PM
beautiful write, enjoyed--congrats on the win!!
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Date: 4/8/2010 9:34:00 AM
very nice congrats on your win faleshia
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Date: 4/8/2010 7:17:00 AM
I feel as if I had fallen into a bowl of colors after reading your poem. Delightful. congratualtions. Joyce
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Date: 4/7/2010 11:52:00 PM
Congras on the win
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Date: 4/7/2010 9:40:00 PM
Congratulations Brian, You just took me on a fantastic journey in the world of colour...Well done. ...Margaret
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Date: 4/7/2010 8:36:00 PM
ohhhhhhhh all the loverly colorful words...what a delight! Congrad's hon! Light & Love
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Date: 4/7/2010 5:50:00 PM
"CONGRATULATIONS" Knock em dead in awesome colors Brian. Agape, Moses
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Date: 4/7/2010 3:23:00 PM
I'm with Barbara G., Brian. This is a magnificent portrait of many colors and so deserving of it's high placement in Linda-Marie's contest! Congratulations. Best Wishes, Carolyn
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Date: 4/7/2010 3:10:00 PM
Im swooning over this one Mr Stand...This is one of the finest poems I've read here on the soup. Yeah for you and your win. BG
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