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The Kiss, 1907 by Gustav Klimt

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
   r r
   i n

Categories: gustav, love, romance, romantic,
Form: Ekphrasis

Death and Life - Gustav Klimt - 1286

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, death looks on, a sinister smile upon the gruesome face.
He

Categories: gustav, dance, death, life,
Form: Ekphrasis

The Maiden-1913 Gustav Klimt -1260

"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 assert.
The delicate virgin surrounded by flowers.
Buds turn to blooms as

Categories: gustav, woman,
Form: Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Das Lied Fur Alma - With Apologies To Gustav Mahler

Dark music floods my chamber 
Like a slowly rising tide 
That laps against the silence
Where my fondest dreams reside. 
 
Dark music bathes the morning
With its languid, liquid tune,
Conundrum-like concerto,
Every note a cryptic rune.
 
Dark music wakes me gently
From the warm embrace of sleep
And sings to me of treasures
I can have, but never keep.

Categories: gustav, music, romantic,
Form: Lyric

Gustav Klimt

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 architectural painter he was training to be-
The Golden Order of

Categories: gustav, art,
Form: Quatrain

dear Gustav -

oh ...

Gustav, how you pique the senses
          captured passion's plural tenses

lovers twined in percale folds
          caught supine with spattered golds

porcelain dolls in fetal slumbers
          brushed sublime in tans

Categories: gustav, art, beauty, history, humanity,
Form: Ekphrasis

Gustav Klimt

"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 chiffon.
   Flushed cheeks, gold hair, and alabaster skin;
this

Categories: gustav, art, how i feel,
Form: Blank verse

All Art Is Erotic, Gustav Klimt

"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 erotic
Lacquering it with gold leaf
Controversial during his lifetime
Now on display

Categories: gustav, art, beauty, celebrity, culture,
Form: Free verse