The beau idéal of art commemorates Frida Kahlo's
Habitual self-portraits donning Mexican dahlia halos
Worshiped feminist by LGBTQ & Chicano cult artsy
Wife of master mural painter both activists in leftist party
My mother is not a good mother
Perhaps I tried to deny such a truth at one point
Perhaps I always knew
Cruel, masochistic, benign to my every woe
I only wanted to be mothered, mother
I think I dont want a mother, anymore,
Mother?
She was never my mother
No, always but a mother to anyone else
Mother, all I wanted was to be mothered
I only wanted you to pay attention,
To my bellybutton, mother
All I wanted was a mother, mother,
Not you.
“A poet brings a scene to a reader’s mind;
a painter puts the scene in front of your eyes.”
~ Beryl Edmonds*
Poets dip their pens in black ink
Verses are written in the blink
of an eye on paper
But like a landscaper
An artist brushes skies pale pink
Poets use imagination
for each poetic creation
Painters rely on eyes
to see and recognize
Scenes that lead to captivation
*Beryl wrote that quote for me on a comment
she made on my poem, 'His Feathered Image.'
Thank you for always being so gracious, Beryl.
Bound to the rise and fall of the sun,
Ending long after they begun
They reach all the trees before October
To treasure and bless and paint them over
They are called the Leaf Painters, a mysterious sort
Hiding their careers behind their forts
Scientists plead them to never be factual
So they can claim everything as fully natural
But the Leaf Painters don’t mind all of the lies
It keeps their lives secret, it lets them thrive
They dedicate themselves to their art
Bringing the autumn all of their heart
They travel so far, to places so mellow
To change the leaves from green to yellow
By the end of November the leaves all fall
And it looks like they did nothing all
But they brought so much joy in those autumn months
The smiles make them think it was enough
They come home with a fortune, but still cannot wait
For the following autumn to take place
The color palette
has changed of the world .
painters wispy brush
clouds line clear calm sky.
Day is cold and dry,
Fine snow starts to fall.
Plants have ceased budding
bent, spilling over
yet passion, fragrant,
unadorned jasmine,
honeysuckle vine,
knit wooden arbor.
untiring starlings,
early mourning doves
move the day with their
inviting singing
and soft coo-OO-oo
throughout the chill day.
Ardent breath, note traced
of love, a heart shape
onto cold window.
1/6/2024
The painter stayed with us for about two months.
He said he wanted to repay our hospitality.
Mom owned an old dresser she kept saying she was going to make pretty.
But she did not have time or did not make time.
Before the painter left he gave her a tremendous gift.
He had painted her great-grandmother’s dresser in beautiful colors.
In hues of pinks, oranges and yellows.
Unbeknownst to him,
these were her grandmother’s favorite colors.
our bodies dance in reconciliation to ease off past battles...
29 June 2022
The Art of Peace poetry contest
Sponsored by John Lawless
Deceit is carefully painted
by how the painter holds their brush
Arrogance will be their downfall
and their ego will be crushed
Hate is driven by jealousy
as they covet thy neighbor’s goods
Quick retreat is shown to all
as they scatter deep into the woods
Many ignore the rules of engagement
as they cast bricks, more lies and stones
They threaten our way of life
a new path they must be shown
The canvas displays their intentions
whether they’re peaceful or whether they’re not
Looks can be deceiving with a skillful painter’s touch
beware of all the colors and the image that they’ve wrought
~Master Painters~
(The Cinquain Chain )
~O~
Paintings
Some beautiful
Masterpieces I love
The Mona Lisa with that smile
Arcane
Arcane
Delightful ones
Paintings that bring much joy
Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Kinkaid
Masters
Masters
Of great paintings
God given gifts that glows
Study their work looking at them
Brings joy
Brings joy
Many stand time
Picasso, great painter
J. Waterhouse, just mention some, are
All great.
~O~
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
December.09.2019
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
~Author's Notes:
The " Cinquain " is a poetry form or style developed by the Imagist poet, Adelaide Crapsey.
~Master Painters~
( Cinquain Chain )
Paintings
Some beautiful
Masterpieces I love
The Mona Lisa with that smile
Arcane
Arcane
Delightful ones
Paintings that bring much joy
Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Kinkaid
Masters
Masters
Of great paintings
God given gifts that glows
Study their work looking at them
Brings joy
Brings joy
Many stand time
Picasso, great painter
J. Waterhouse, just mention some, are
All great.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
December.05.2017
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
~Author's Notes:
The " Cinquain " is a poetry form or style developed by the Imagist American poetess, Adelaide Crapsey.
~Master Painters~
(The Cinquain Chain )
Paintings
Some beautiful
Masterpieces I love
The Mona Lisa with that smile
Arcane
Arcane
Delightful ones
Paintings that bring much joy
Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Kinkaid
Masters
Masters
Of great paintings
God given gifts that glows
Study their work looking at them
Brings joy
Brings joy
Many stand time
Picasso, great painter
J. Waterhouse, just mention some, are
All great.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
July.17.2017
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
~Author's Notes:
The " Cinquain " is a poetry form or style developed by the Imagist poet, Adelaide Crapsey.
Painters, Writers, Poets live in a world apart
Crazed and demented they somehow create art
Commentary varies as to what is good or bad
Laud the creative architects who are nothing short of mad
Painters Writers Poets
live in a world apart
crazed and demented
they somehow create art
commentary varies
as to what is good or bad
laud the creative architects
who are nothing short of mad
~Master Painters~
(The Cinquain Chain )
Paintings
Some beautiful
Masterpieces I love
The Mona Lisa with that smile
Arcane
Arcane
Delightful ones
Paintings that bring much joy
Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Kinkaid
Masters
Masters
Of great paintings
God given gifts that glows
Study their work looking at them
Brings joy
Brings joy
Many stand time
Picasso, great painter
J. Waterhouse, just mention some, are
All great.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
April.01.2017
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
~Author's Notes:
The " Cinquain " is a poetry form or style developed by the Imagist poet, Adelaide Crapsey.
~Master Painters~
(The Cinquain Chain )
Paintings
Some beautiful
Masterpieces I love
The Mona Lisa with that smile
Arcane
Arcane
Delightful ones
Paintings that bring much joy
Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Kinkaid
Masters
Masters
Of great paintings
God given gifts that glows
Study their work looking at them
Brings joy
Brings joy
Many stand time
Picasso, great painter
J. Waterhouse, just mention some, are
All great.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
January.12.2017
~Author's Notes:
The " Cinquain " is a poetry form or style developed by the Imagist poet, Adelaide Crapsey.
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