indigo azure
horizontal strokes curving
injecting mystique
draws us in wonder
what lies beneath is unknown
Cool Shades of Cobalt and Cerulean is written for the Tanka Tuesday challenge. We are to write an ekphrastic poem. The challenge this week is to let the colors and brush strokes inspire our words, rather than to write about what is in the painting.
The art in this piece is by an unknown artist. It is the top half of an old calendar that I cut out and placed in a clear frame. The colors are very calming placed in a mysterious scene in the background. The work looks similar to art by Hwang Young-Sung, but I cannot confirm. If anyone knows who the artist is I would love to know too.
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12 replies on “Cool Shades of Cobalt and Cerulean”
Reminds me of a relaxed atmosphere light blue strokes is like the blue skies or blue ocean which are both calming you have people and birds in this picture so it reminds me of birds chirping and the people are sitting or squeezed in to enjoy the sight and sounds just my analogies
I like your analogies! Yes, very calming indeed! Thank you, Louis! 💙🙏🏽
Great poem, O’Nika!
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Yvette, thank you so much! I appreciate it! 🙏🏽💕
I love that the last line invites me to wonder.
Thank you so much and welcome to my blog! I appreciate you for stopping by and leaving a like and comment! 🙏🏽💛
My pleasure indeed ❤️
So beautifully written O’Nika
Sadje, thank you so much! 🙏🏽💕
You’re most welcome my friend
What a great painting. The blue ribbons remind of rivers. Water is life. What fun! Thanks for joining in. 💟
Colleen, I love the hues of blue and the mystery of it. Yes, water is life. I tried to follow the prompt rules as best I could. Thank you for the kind words and the inspiration of the prompt! 🙏🏽💕