Random Noodling: Ephrastic April, Day 11: "Still Life with Bowl of Citrons"

April 11, 2020

Ephrastic April, Day 11: "Still Life with Bowl of Citrons"

The cherita is based upon the life of the artist who was proud of her decision to remain single.

"Still Life with Bowl of Citrons" (circa late 1640s) by Giovanna Garzoni [1600-1670].

"Chaste Giovanna"

my choice to remain a virgin
affords me many advantages

the name bothers me not--
besides, what man wants a woman
who is perfumed with paint?

© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.

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KayApril 11, 2020 at 11:45 AM
Perfumes with paint—the scent of creativity
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Interesting Idea

I don’t use the term as an insult — the American idiot. I mean it in a precise way, as I try to remind people. For the Greeks, "idiot" carried a precise and special meaning. The person who was only interested in private life, private gain, private advantage. Who had no conception of a public good, common wealth, shared interest. To the Greeks, the pioneers of democracy, the creators of the demos, such a person was the most contemptible of all. Because even the Greeks seemed to understand: you can’t make a functioning democracy out of...idiots.

~ umair haque

Featuring cherita!

April 11, 2020

Ephrastic April, Day 11: "Still Life with Bowl of Citrons"

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