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Waterhouse Poems - Poems about Waterhouse


Premium Member Waterhouse Residence
she was a ramshackle, eyesore of a house Uneven, unsymmetrical, with a plethora of problems One bright red door made the rest of this mess glaringly sad And yet, there was a whimsical feeling about this place Something uplifting, exciting, and promising my soul felt this as my mind was scrambling to figure out why She was an unorthodox, maniacal, ramshackle...

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Categories: waterhouse, house,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member CLERIHEW XLVIII ecphrasis waterhouse
John William Waterhouse His Ophelia* not his spouse but was Esther an artist in her day exhibiting also at the R&A...

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Categories: waterhouse, art,
Form: Ekphrasis



Premium Member Boreas by John William Waterhouse 1902 Oil on Canvas
It’s not that I am languid, more that I am chagrined. So disappointed to be met by this dreadful north wind. I am on my way to see him, and I will look so disheveled. I am convinced the god Boreas is inclined to be bedeviled. They say I have a porcelain face and that I never smile. This is...

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Categories: waterhouse, wind,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member Clerihew Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse Esther Kenworthy became his spouse Both artists of some renown living& working in London town...

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Categories: waterhouse, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member John William Waterhouse
I love images beautifully painted by this man, inspired by life, poems, mythology, infused with bright colors. I admire his style. British artist, born in Rome. Love his art. _____________________ November 23, 2015 Nonet For the contest, Favorite Painter, sponsor, Nayda Ivette Negron First Place...

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Categories: waterhouse, art,
Form: Nonet



For Ophelia (Inspired By Jw Waterhouse)
In blue moonlight where Lady Ophelia drifts the whispered streams in winter's beauty, her eyes reflecting starlight vaguely float and fade quietly to grey. As the breeze kisses her soft white breasts, she sighs a zephyr to carry her to sleeping worlds where soporific trees roam the joyful earth and a goddess dreams. The curve of her cherry lips that still the...

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Categories: waterhouse, art
Form: Sapphic stanza

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