The Queen of Venice Beach
...Some late blooming occurred in the seventies
when 'Hey Jude' and the sunshine in her head
went public.
She settled into a craft shop, gently molested
by Applejack and Californian Skunk
until a...
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Categories:
gainsborough, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Clerihew Gainsborough
...England's Thomas Gainsborough
whose portraits folk could not get enough
He used this genre as an escape
to his first love ie the landscape...
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Categories:
gainsborough, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Painter's Daughters Footle
...morn haze
thin glaze
fine brush
no rush
warm glow
soft blow
bright face
pure grace
long dress
finesse
kids chase
fine place
select
insect
cheerful
joyful
painter's...
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Categories:
gainsborough, appreciation, art,
Form: Footle
Te Queen of Venice Beach
...Some late blooming
occurred in the seventies
when 'Hey Jude'
and the sunshine in her head
went public.
She settled into a craft shop,
gently molested
by Applejack and Californian Skunk
unti...
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Categories:
gainsborough, poetry,
Form: Free verse
National Gallery London
...National Gallery London
I visited the National last week,
Famous gallery in Trafalgar Square,
Viewed in awe, John Constables Hay Wain
and other grand masters displayed there.
The original Sunf...
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Categories:
gainsborough, appreciation, art, imagery, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Weird Ways and Good Old Days
...Weird Ways and Good Old Days
If feature was made into a modern day
About past, wonder what it would say
Things have been done in weird ways
And were always called good old days.
This to some...
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Categories:
gainsborough, humorous,
Form: Couplet
My Profound Thousandth Poem
...My Profound Thousandth Poem
Dedicated to England and also
world renown poet Terry Cooper.
England is exciting place to be
Will enjoy it in every opportunity
People of pageantry are such a s...
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Categories:
gainsborough, england, history, humor,
Form: Couplet
Gainsborough Phrasis All Is Simplicity Rected
...ALL IS SIMPLICITY
Create a little business for
the Eye to be drawn from
trees, to return them with more
glee.Variety, lively touches,
surprising effects to make
the heart dance so pictures
walk out...
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Categories:
gainsborough, art, poetry, writing,
Form: Verse