Henri Matisse's Studio
Scattered about like fish in a pond
are paintings and objects in a secluded room
in a sea of red shouting out loud;
Connoisseurs please enter, others not welcomed
The pink studio expresses acceptance
of chic bourgeois realism, re-enforcing boredom
with sunlight streaming through the window
and a welcome mat laying on the linoleum.
The colour-contrast room interiors
accentuate artworks during creative years
of avant-garde innovations
that have captured an audience’s attention.
One version is neat and tidy and the other chaotic,
peering into one and looking out from the other,
revealing Matisse’s mind in motion
from realism and post-impressionism to Fauvism.
Categories:
fauvism, appreciation, art, perspective,
Form: Verse
THE WAYRA ROTUNDA
nascent electric,
mint rotunda reds and blues —
spiffy underground tunnel.
subway smoke infiltrates. . .
the fauvism of clickety clack
8/15/2019
SECOND EDITION OF WAYRA Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
checked by howmanysyllables.com
57768
Categories:
fauvism, travel,
Form: Free verse