The Potato Eaters

Noses all upturned
the potato eaters sit
beneath a lamp suspended
from out of the gloom.
Van Gogh's search for inner light
began with the Dutch peasants.




~~~~~~~~  for Abe Lopez contest  ~~~~~~~~
                    Van Gogh's "The Potato Eaters"
                       a choka in 5-7-7-5-7-7
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Haick Avatar
October 12, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Congratulations, Sue! Very good write! Audrey (ladybug12)
Guzzi Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 2:29 PM
The greens in that painting always upset me (shiver) nice insightfull win here! You go gal! Light & Love
Augustus Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Congratulations on your sixth place win in Abe's choka contest.
Fraser Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Kool Choka Sue, congratulations on your sixth place in Abe's wonderful contest >> James
Curcio Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 10:02 AM
This is great! Congrats on your win
Gorelick Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Congrats on your win..we chose the same painting..smile. BG
Richards Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 7:53 AM
Wonderful job, this interesting piece of art was a great inspiration for this well-crafted poem! Congratulations! ~ Carrie
Strand Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Congrats on your success in Abe's contest Sue.Rgds Brian
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October 8, 2009 at 5:54 AM
congrats on the win!!
Brown Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 3:22 AM
Congratulations on your win in Abe's contest Sue. Love, Carol
George   Avatar
October 8, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Sue, Magnificent Choka. The last 2 lines are brilliant. Congratulations on your well deserved win in Abe's contest. Love, Lainie
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October 7, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Excellent writing, Sue. Congratulations on your success in the contest! Love, Carolyn
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October 7, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Sue, congrats on your success in Abe's contest...Raul
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September 27, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Ah, a tale about one of Vincent Van Gogh's famous paintings. Well, Dutch peasants may consider themselves potato eaters but for this Filipino who just planed in from France, I'm a bit more modern: I consider myself simply a French fry eater!!! It's just the same damn potato!!! LOL Regards, Fred (PS By the way, though it comes rather late, thanks, Sue, for your thoughts. I do appreciate it very much.)
Brown Avatar
September 18, 2009 at 4:17 PM
Wishing you the best in the contest Sue. A Choka can be written 5-7-7-5-7-7 or 5-7-5-5-7-5 Love, Carol
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September 18, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Sue, I wrote a poem about this poem too awhile back. Good art reaches out to others as this one did to us. Love the last two lines in this poem. I enjoyed your response of "lilliputian lyricism" to my blog question. It shows you are so creative. Good luck in the contest. Karen
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September 18, 2009 at 10:39 AM
thank you for writing a peice on my favroite painter and supporting my contest....:-)
Weber Avatar
September 18, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Wonderful and expressive work in the choka form, Sue! I appreciate the way you revisit the artwork as if seeing it for the first time, allowing us to glimpse the simple within the complex. Warm regards, John.
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