Magnum Opus

Just an idea I got ...

 

   What did the artist have in mind
   when he painted all those humans
   in so many various colors?

 

   Did the painting look too colorless
   with all of them in the same tone?

 

   Giving them different shapes of eyes, 
   and dyeing each one's hair in very 
   other shades wasn't enough.

 

   Apparently the picture he desired
   to achieve was still bearing boredom 
   all along.

 

   Painting plants, colorful flowers,
   beautiful trees, and a broad variety 
   of animals around these, on two legs 
   walking creatures of his still wasn't 
   good to satisfy the eye of the 
   Master of Arts.

 

   He took a step back from the big 
   canvas, folded his arms and patiently
   analysed the outcome so far of his work.

 

   There was something lacking ...! He just 
   couldn't figure it out.

 

   This painting was to become his 
   Masterpiece which no one should ever
   be able to equalise.

 

   It had to be 'Perfection in its purest'.

 

   Yet - there was something quite not as 
   he felt it had to be.

 

   A lot of green there was as well as 
   brown, and much of blue for the sky and
   the seas ...

   After long reflection ...  

 

  "That's it!!! Now I know!!!" he suddenly
   exclaimed.

 

   "It's the color of the humans' skins
   which makes this incredibly sublime 
   creation seem bland!"

 

   All of these innumerable people yet
   appeared to be all alike.

 

   With renewed ardour he took up his brush 
   mixed colors together again and again,
   and finally many groups of humans emerged
   in different tones.

 

   Some only slightly dissimilar to others, 
   some groups very much unalike.

 

   Taking a step back again to judge his
   efforts from a distance when slowly a smile 
   creeped onto his face, and his eyes began
   to sparkle.

 

   "Yes - this is it!!! E-u-r-e-k-a!!!"

 

   This was 'The Tableau Vivant' he from the
   beginning intended to create - this was 
   his vision come true!

 

   It was 'Perfection in Creation'!

 

   With men not boring themselves to death
   in looking all the same.

 

   Now they could enjoy their differences,
   and value all they could learn from each other.

 

   Surely they appreciate not being like clones.

 

   He felt unbelievably happy!

 

   In his magnum opus everything developed as
   it was meant to be.

 

   Every contemplator will find it amazing,
   full of grace and greatness to watch
   so many different kinds of humans and 
   cultures interact blithely with one another.

 

   Yes it definitely was the different skin
   colors of men that made a chef d'oeuvre 
   of his supreme creation!

 

   Magna cum laude!

 

 

   How was the artist to know ...!?!

(copyrighted material)

 

 

Reviews

[Nicholas Hallows]

Well if the artist is a god he is supposed to be all-knowing! And if 'he' created us in his likeness then he should have been aware that his creation was flawed from the start... must have been blinded by ego like a lot of artists :)
I like your idea here. People really should be able to embrace each other's differences. It seems as if it is in human nature to be threatened by cultures and anything we don't fully understand. I for one am glad we are not clones. That certainly would be a bland palette and I'm sure even if we were clones we would still find something to fight over. NH

[Fran Marie]

A very unique piece ,deeply expressed and well penned~Fran Marie

[Pink Poison]

I really liked this. It flowed together very well and I like the ending a lot. It is nice to live in a colorful world and it's really too bad that people can't seem to realize that we are all more alike than we are different. Nice.

[SamBug]

It's like you really put an understanding to this poem. Good job.

[Strawberry Crush]

I congratulate you on the uniqueness of this piece. Magna cum laude, indeed!

[Eyudo]

hmm. i like how it goes, but so you know, you dont need the no ofense thing on this, you should never sensor your writing, especially something like this that speaks :)

[Bhavya Kaushik]

This is great and very thoughtful indeed! I found the flow so amazing that I just without wasting time wanted to read in further... as such I was into it! Choice of words...that's just brilliant!
And the concept , the central idea behind it is amazing and I loved it the most...It left me with many thoughts and questions...may be that is how god created me :)
Great work!

[TamiViolet]

Angel, what a spectacular write!!! As I read, I couldn't help but want to read further and further, beyond the perfectly painted artistry of your words... There are so many wonderous ideas in this verse that I really don't know where to begin in terms of reviewing... Word choice is brilliant and unique... The weaving of our worlds, so different, yet so colorful.... And a place exists for all of us...

Extraordinarily crafted!!! Thank you...
XXX

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

What a creative and unique way to look at God's journey of creation. It could even be something you could read to a fourth grade class, to teach children about adversity. You never really mention "God" so it's whoever the reader interprets the "he" to be.

Nice way of depicting his creation as an "Artist" designing the world in different colors, people in different shades. I truly feel that is the beauty of the human race. How we are all different, no one is exactly the same. and your poem is a nicely poetic way of expressing that idea.

thanks for sharing angel bird!

your cafe friend,

kena

[Raef C. Boylan]

I really really liked the concept you used here - innocence which resulted in chaos. Normally I'm cautious when approaching work on this site with a religious theme, because the authors tend to be highly religious and I misconstrue their sincere opinions for satire and such. I feel like you knew what you were doing with this though...and that the message within is more important than the religious aspect anyway.

Well-written. We know what's coming quite early on, which leaves us extra time to think about the point you're making. How crazy would it be if that were it!

Good luck in Solst's contest. Cheers for sharing this with us.

[The Autumn Faerie]

Very nice perception of an artist.
Again, unique!