So Dusty and I hit an art museum today. He really is artsy when he's not surfing.
We stayed there for most of the day, sitting and watching people and staring into the faces of those who have been painted.
I wrote a lot of things-almost a whole journal full.
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Here is a sestiana I wrote. If you don't know what a sestina is, I think you should look it up so that you get this poem a little better. And I love critique and comment-so sock it to me baby!

Book of Art

Sweet, thick, peach necks covered in pearls,
strung together by heavenly voices, "Oh Golden Gate
we beseech You to cultivate our wealth." Pouring yellow fire
into the pupils of cherubim fat
in essence, sickly, demonlike, don't speak,
but wrapping up enemies in true green envy.

Next picture: a picnic scene to envy.
Plates set on bright red tableclothes, plates pearly
white with soap. the little boy speaks
to father, "Throw the baseball past far left gate."
Cookie crumbs and bread crusts to make fat
ants, the explosive sun crisps and tones down its fire.

Coarsely rubbed purple velvet spewing oil fire.
A party has erupted in "Andromeda's Envy,"
Roman vigils of wine and fat
pigs roasted for Athena, Andromeda's wedding pearls
sitll in her hair-still shining with the fearful sweat of escaping Neptune's gate.
Perseus's rescue honoring Mercury to speak.

A scene in which music clangs in speech
tambourines and animal skin drums orange like fire
instruments of bone gated
to the Higher Being. In spite of envy
the chieftan's daughter wears daiseis precious as pearl,
and, starving, the common people stare jealously at her ripe fat flesh.

A basket of fruit glistening. Fat
red apples and grapes-wishing to be wine if only they could speak.
A single blueberry like a pearl
among stones. The flesh of oranges spicy like fire.
The banana envies
their roundess-their perfect shape-the wicker basket a gate-reigning them in.

Modern art's a mystery-a single gate
post-big monochromatic squares fat
from their experience with only one color, envious
of art that has meaning-that speaks.
Yet modern art too holds its fire
Though a good rendition is as rare as an oyster pearl.

The pearly gates of artistry
wood added to the fire of wisdom, fat
indeed, speaks through the paint-"Envy me."
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Also if you don't know who Andromeda, Perseus, Neptune, and Mercury are, I would look up the story. Even if you aren't really into my poem, at least the mythology is interesting.
I love writing-but if I put in everything I wrote here-there would be no room left on the server.
 
   

 


 
 
operationzombie on
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Perfect use of mythology.
Thanks for the comment.
FamousLovely on
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No problem, thanks for reading the poem!
Poetry's not usually my thing, but I thought I'd have a go at it.
**Famous**
neomaxx on
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You really do have talent - a very intriguing mind.  What did you say your major was in, or did you?
FamousLovely on
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I'm not in college yet..next year, hopefully! Thank you so much for the compliments! It means so much to me!
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FamousLovely on
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Actually, I can't decide if I want to either go to NYU or Wake Forest. I have to decide by May 1st, so I'm kind of making that decision right now.
neomaxx on
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Both are good schools and I am sure you will make the right decision.  You obviously have a good head on your shoulders
FamousLovely on
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Thank you! I'm scared a little bit, but I think no matter where I go, I can make it work, you know? I just hope college is a little different from high school-i want something a little more (and also a little less) sophisticated. i have good friends now, but I want lifelong friends.

Thanks so much for the comments!
neomaxx on
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Of course you are scared.  It's a huge period of transition and discovery. Stepping out into 'life' is the biggest unknown you will ever face and choices you make now will impact everything about your future. Don't be afraid to live, to fail, to fall and to take huge chances on the things you think will make you happy...  just know that you will experience both triumphs and defeats. You will learn and grow from both.  That is where you will find the friends that are of the lifelong variety.  They can never be 'chosen' - they reveal themselves, and trust that they will.  It's easy to see that you are a wonderful person, and I trust that good things await you.

FamousLovely on
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Thank you so much for the encouraging words! You're completely right about trying and failing, and I've always wanted to live my life instead of sitting by and letting someone else take over. I just want my life to be spectacular, you know? I refuse to settle for mediocrity (even though my sort of spectacular doesn't mean fame or riches or anything...it's means tons of experiences...oh, and books of course!) You're so sweet to give me such good advice and encouragement.

neomaxx on
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You are very welcome.  And, I hope that your life will always be no less than everything you want it to be. 

FamousLovely on
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*Kiss* How sweet. It sounds like your life is doing well too! Married?!?! Are you incredibly excited? How does it feel? That's a huge period of transition and discovery, too!
neomaxx on
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Oh my God!  I never thought it would feel this good, this comfortable, this perfectly and wonderfully right.  I swear,  I am in heaven.  I don't know what I have done in my life to deserve her but I am committed to spending every day for the rest of my life deserving her love and committment. 

FamousLovely on
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That sounds like a perfect reason to get married to me! I know this is a personal question so you don't have to answer...but are you thinking about having kids? Or is it just way too early to say....? Lol I know I want kids when I grow older. Adopted ones though.
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