Prolific painter Childe Hassam
foremost impressionist of 'Uncle Sam'
Flags also his motif
his patriotics were a regular brief
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silent sea from afar
glazed in admiral and arctic blue
softly shifting to pointilism
as it rushes to the rocky shore
whilst sky in faded ivory and teal
spells prelude to April rain
rugged rocks in wild brush strokes
like dripping ink
of British tan and dark khaki
blended in tawny and ecru
are luminous glossy gems
cascading from celestial source
like my streaming teardrops
as I watch you go
25 April 2021
For "All Yours (April 25) Poetry Contest"
Sponsored by Brian Strand
1st place
Notes:Coast Scene, Isles of Shoals is a 1901 painting by Childe Hassam which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Done in oil on canvas in luminous colours, the painting depicts the remote Isles of Shoals off the rocky shoreline of New England, a favorite haunt of Childe Hassam at the end of the 19th century and where he painted a series of similar coastal scenes. (Photo and info credits to Wikipedia)
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