Monday 17 June 2013

THE FLIGHT OF LOVE

“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” - Henry David Thoreau
 
A Marc Chagall painting, “The Promenade” (La promenade), of 1917-18 (Oil on canvas. 169.6 x 163.4 cm. State Russian Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia) has been provided by Magpie Tales to function as the creative spark for all who will take up her challenge. Here is my offering, with a slightly modified image (with apologies to Mr Chagall!).
 
The Flight of Love
 
When first we touched,
My heart sang and my spirit rose;
Pink madder tinting my dreams,
And colouring my reality crimson.
 
When first we touched,
Our thoughts coalesced;
Droplets of water fusing,
Our emotions merging seamlessly.
 
When first we touched,
You flew up high, soaring;
A bird with wings spread wide,
Carrying me with you, effortlessly.
 
When first we touched,
Our flesh melded, amalgamated;
As gold dissolves in mercury,
A precious blend of our uniquenesses combined.
 
When first we touched,
It was but our fingers, intertwining;
And yet our souls commingled too,
And our hearts beat to the same rhythm,
And our bodies could hardly wait
To become one flesh.

11 comments:

  1. Oh, the sweet agony of new love . . . well captured here.

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  2. I am a huge fan of Chagall, particularly while he was still drawing on his Russian home for his fantasies and images.

    This is a BIG canvas with wonderful Russian details.

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  3. Oh, this is gorgeous. I really like your use of "pink madder". A perfect description of giddy, heady new love.

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  4. A beautifully inventive take on the prompt.

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  5. I absolutely love this. The last stanza the perfect ending!

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  6. This is lovely, and I love the repetition of "When first we touched."

    =)

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  7. What a beautiful, uplifting and satisfying poem! It suits the painting well and I love how you have changed it.

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