Best Gustav Klimt Poems

f e e l me 
like sonnets of sunrise
      infused with 
clementine cadence 
as I am the golden essence
in your floral skyline
       a hazel rose
quenched amidst the quiescence
of dulcet devotion 
s t i
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Life and Death in two separated clusters, Klimt draws conflicts.
The serenity of his cycle of life is bright in pure color, he depicts.
A modern dance of death, yet he offers pause in what is inevitably set.
Death savoring in anticipation, musing with the decision “Not yet”.

Idly,...

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"Because you've deepened the conviction in my soul. I am woman.” Ray Burton

Restful repose.
Seemingly without clothes,
Yet adorned with a quilt.
Serene, no concerned guilt.
Appearing to slumber. 
Six women in number,
Or is it just one
In stages til life’s done?

Woman, slyly awake and alert.
Wiles of a temptress she'll...

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"All art is erotic", quote from Gustav Klimt



The Kiss...  Gustav Klimt
Son of a Bohemian gold engraver
Childhood marked by poverty
Influenced by Japanese art
Developed his talent early in life
Created his own style like no other
Took symbolism and eroticism to new heights
Glorifying the female body
Evocatively exotic and...

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He was the son of Ernst, an immigrant gold engraver, 
his devoted mother Anna was a gifted musician-
Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was but one of seven children, 
all three talented sons were in constant competition. 

In 1876 he attended Vienna School of Arts and Crafts,
an...

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"The Three Ages of Woman," painted by
   the noted symbolist named Gustav Klimt;
from Austria, late-nineteenth century
   till early twentieth, he left his mark.

At center, woman with her child held close;
   his view of motherhood, fertility,
so goddess-like, entwined in sheer...

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