Friday, January 1, 2016

They used to relate their trivia with soft whispers

                                                                                                  Artist: Gerda Wegener
Image: Courtesy of Fireblossom (here)

Unpretentious but innocent in demeanor
Opening her heart to emotional attachments
Relaying feelings in an elegant manner
She stood by him with all expectations

On reflection she asked herself for answers
Why was she alone now eyes transfixed yonder
They used to relate their trivia with soft whispers
Under this same tree together many times before

She searched her conscience calmly engrossed
He left without a decent word to allay her fears
Just another gullible victim beginning to be obvious
Believing his words which now seemed spurious

The skies had never been this red she did recall
Perhaps angry in sympathy with her sincere yearnings
She should not appear slovenly and unkempt at all
Frustrating but lesson learned on human failings

Fireblossom Friday at Real Toads   
To seek inspiration from the art-of-gerda-wegener.

7 comments:

  1. What a wonderful yet poignant poem to read Hank, you have certainly excelled yourself with this one. Well done.
    Yvonne.

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  2. Thanks so much for taking part in the Gerda Wegener challenge. Happy 2016!

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  3. On reflection she asked herself for answers
    Why was she alone now eyes transfixed yonder...

    This perfectly captures the essence of the painting.

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  4. Sometimes lessons sure are learned the hard way

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  5. I know I'll never learn, Hank.

    Happy new year.

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  6. Love how the title shows the seed of your poem....fits perfectly to the painting.

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