Mystery of the Starry Night By Edvard Munch

the unheard-of starry night
subdued in colors
no bright
swirls
no blaze of fire
but a mist of mysterious night
reflected stars in flight
textured strokes
dark land
uncertain shapes
essence of the night
broken by dots of white
broken by line of fence
fence broken by a
shadow
who could it be?
who goes there in the night
that can’t be right
a trick
of the eye
no not here
the unheard-of starry night
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Alex Avatar
July 14, 2023 at 7:55 PM
A beautiful word painting on Mystery of the Starry Night by Edvard Munch. Congratulations!
Rolland Avatar
June 24, 2023 at 5:01 PM
beautiful, didn't know the painting thanks
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