The sky
reflected in the harvested field
that laps up against the walls of
the Church of Saint-Paul de Mausole.
A surge of incriminating waves
upon which the Word is cast,
its roots in the church
that’s defined in outline
against the random aspect of the sky:
a nirvana,
or heaven –
not to be dictated to
by mere mortals.
A modest harvest
loosely stacked against the outer wall
representing the total sum of souls
still hoping for salvation,
but excluded
from the church’s close.
You shall reap what you sow.
effervescent swirling clouds
in turquoise summer skies
float like flocks of fair sheeps
in far away exuberant fields
beneath are cyclopean cypresses
touching celestial bosom
in deep periwinkle and corn flower
whilst wheat fields
are golden fleece
waltzing with the west wind
oh, how can I forget
the paradisiacal poppies
sitting placidly along the wayside
like your eyes glisten
in your pensive mood
unaware of my presence
9 March 2021
Notes:A Wheatfield with Cypresses is any of three similar 1889 oil paintings by Vincent van Gogh, as part of his wheat field series. All were exhibited at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole mental asylum at Saint-Rémy near Arles, France, where Van Gogh was voluntarily a patient from May 1889 to May 1890. The works were inspired by the view from the window at the asylum towards the Alpilles mountains.(Photo and info credits to Wikipedia)
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