"Anna Pavlova as a Bacchante" (1910) by Sir John Lavery [1856-1941].
music is a spark
muscles are combustibles
talent is the oxygen
that controls the burn
--heat and light result
dancer on fire!
© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.
A cherita is a haiku-like poem of three stanzas that tells a "story." The first stanza is one line and sets the scene. Stanza two is two lines, stanza three is three lines. A cherita terbalik is a cherita with the order of the stanzas rearranged.
Che bella! - Jet
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DeleteAdore. And more. I want to make this into a card to frame. I think this is simply stunning, Diane. Janet F.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janet! It is a stunning painting and quite inspirational for a poet.
DeleteLove the "muscles are combustibles", Diane. Beautiful response to this amazing painting. I just read a bio of Nijinsky and your poem fits all that I read about him, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. It's not my standard tell-a-story cherita.
DeleteHeat just pours out of this poem, Diane! Agree, the art is stunning.
ReplyDeleteLove you captured the energy and essence of the painting with your poem. Muscles are combustibles = wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling the burn!
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