conjuring monet's
enchanted gardens
~ midday reverie
AO: 2nd place 2025
van gogh van gogh
with your brush
waterlilies rule the world
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
Monet in 1893
acquired a house in Giverny
with a garden that sloped
down to a river
it is here that he laid out a flower garden
and a pond
with waterlilies floating
and a Japanese bridge
these became his favorite subjects to paint
as the interplay of water and sun
always created
new impressions depending
on the time of day
the season and weather
Monet's abstract swirls and strokes
forms gentle flowing water
drifting lilies
and glimmering reflections
the blues and greens mingling
in beauty that is eternal
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April 22, 2022
Poetry/Ekphrasis/Monet's Waterlilies
Copyright Protected, ID 04-1450-302-22
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, A Brian Strand Choice
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 04/25/2022
First Place
in many gay hues
lilies adorn dark waters ~
peace beauty and grace
waterlilies
in morning sun
~ prayer to the wind
AP: Honorable Mention 2020, Honorable Mention 2021
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