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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 © Sue Mason | Year Posted 2009

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Audrey Haick Date: 10/12/2009 12:40:00 PM Congratulations, Sue! Very good write! Audrey (ladybug12) Login to Reply

Debbie Guzzi Date: 10/8/2009 2:29:00 PM The greens in that painting always upset me (shiver) nice insightfull win here! You go gal! Light & Love Login to Reply

Brandee Augustus Date: 10/8/2009 12:53:00 PM Congratulations on your sixth place win in Abe's choka contest. Login to Reply

James Fraser Date: 10/8/2009 10:15:00 AM Kool Choka Sue, congratulations on your sixth place in Abe's wonderful contest >> James Login to Reply

Corinne Curcio Date: 10/8/2009 10:02:00 AM This is great! Congrats on your win Login to Reply

Barbara Gorelick Date: 10/8/2009 9:25:00 AM Congrats on your win..we chose the same painting..smile. BG Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 10/8/2009 7:53:00 AM Wonderful job, this interesting piece of art was a great inspiration for this well-crafted poem! Congratulations! ~ Carrie Login to Reply

Brian Strand Date: 10/8/2009 7:38:00 AM Congrats on your success in Abe's contest Sue.Rgds Brian Login to Reply

Doris Culverhouse Date: 10/8/2009 5:54:00 AM congrats on the win!! Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 10/8/2009 3:22:00 AM Congratulations on your win in Abe's contest Sue. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Elaine George Date: 10/8/2009 12:01:00 AM Sue, Magnificent Choka. The last 2 lines are brilliant. Congratulations on your well deserved win in Abe's contest. Love, Lainie Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 10/7/2009 9:40:00 PM Excellent writing, Sue. Congratulations on your success in the contest! Love, Carolyn Login to Reply

Raul Moreno Date: 10/7/2009 8:26:00 PM Sue, congrats on your success in Abe's contest...Raul Login to Reply

Wilfredo Derequito Date: 9/27/2009 11:10:00 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.) Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 9/18/2009 4:17:00 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 Login to Reply

Date: 9/18/2009 12:28:00 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 Login to Reply

Abe Lopez Date: 9/18/2009 10:39:00 AM thank you for writing a peice on my favroite painter and supporting my contest....:-) Login to Reply

John Weber Date: 9/18/2009 8:35:00 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. Login to Reply