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Canvases Poems - Poems about Canvases


Premium Member ARTISTS AND CANVASES
May we be blessed to understand how we are all artists as well as canvases…incomplete How we paint a little of ourselves on everyone we meet And how everyone we meet… paints a little of themselves on us as well. sometime the strokes are bold and colorful… sometimes they’re so subtle it’s difficult to tell. And how it doesn’t matter if...

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Categories: canvases, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Joy In My Canvases
I reach for fluorescent pink paint My go-to favorite color of the hour It looks more like neon orange thank pink I slather it lavishly onto the canvas It makes me smile, so I add more. Pretty soon the canvas has it in five places. It brings me artistic joy Enthusiasm rises up from the canvas The faeries like it as much...

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Categories: canvases, art, joy,
Form: Verse



Premium Member My Canvases Take On a Life
Pirate woman slashes through the canvas, jumping into my lap. Her fiery red and pink hair rivaling the flash of her gold and silver jewelry. A caramel skinned ebony queen riding a polka dot dragon raised her sword. They are mighty, assertive, powerful, and ready to take on all comers. Never annoy women who carry pointy swords or daggers...

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Categories: canvases, art,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Four Canvases At a Time
Four canvases at a time Is how I paint So while three are drying I do not have to wait I use acrylics Because oils take too long to dry They are more vibrant but I have no patience Neon colors are my favorites; especially neon pink I buy neon pink leather paint. Glitter paints add a certain vibrancy That makes me think...

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Categories: canvases, art,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Autumn's Canvases
Those leaves, like fire before our eyes, fell down as flames from autumn skies, then twirled like feathers to the ground to weave a blanket wrapped around. Like a chameleon, fall leaves turned, from scales of green to crimson-burned. With brushstroke blends of orange-gold, Bright autumn paintings did unfold. And like Monet's bold stippled hues, fall gifts her canvases of views. May 9, 2019 ~2nd Place~ Contest:...

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Categories: canvases, autumn, inspiration, simile, tribute,
Form: Ekphrasis



Premium Member Living Canvases
Living Canvases by Odin Roark It hangs with the galleries Where unlimited art museums Await your approach Your stopping Your willingness So often It patiently bides its time Knowing frequently You’re concerned more With who’s watching you Watching the painting Watching your illumination Move its way A painting’s nourishment Comes in many...

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Categories: canvases, art,
Form: Free verse

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