My Artist Friend - Another Ten Words

Among artists, she is something of an anomaly—
Traditional and avant-garde, austere and baroque,
Yet a bona fide artist nonetheless. 
Amid the cacophony of modernism, 
Where iconoclasm gives Carte-blanche 
To jettison all rules and form and coherence—
A kind of fauvist deja-vu in distorted echoes—
She, neither dilettante nor polemicist,
Has genuine elan, and force, and passion--
In contrast to pandemic, jaded ennui.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Gauthier Avatar
May 5, 2018 at 5:26 PM
I enjoyed your poem, John. Congrats on your win.
Ashley Avatar
January 30, 2018 at 12:07 PM
A wonderful write John, with lovely use of the ten words. Congratulations on your fine placement in the contest. ~Susan
Wigley Avatar
January 30, 2018 at 12:57 AM
Well done, John, I like your rich selection of additional vocabulary that enhances the piece. Congrats! regards, Viv
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January 29, 2018 at 2:13 PM
Great use of the ten words John.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest
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