A painting

Good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained. Maurice de Vlaminck

Illuminated in the shadows a painting

looks into my deepest wandering thoughts

it tastes my senses, connecting the dots

into a colour, a form in my head is growing

 

with shades full of astonishing wonderment

on my lips open a bit or a finger upon

it reads out of the panel, acknowledgment

in the glance upon my face is drawn

 

to belong, to have and to possess

lined with a canvas, bordered in oak

it never looks down giving it’s bless

 

and when from my exalting state I stoke

the fire in my heart and in my head no less

I’ll be warm and happy with each pencil stroke.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

03/04/2015

Author's Note

Also on my blog

http://lejaeghererudi.blogspot.be/

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing poem.
"with shades full of astonishing wonderment
on my lips open a bit or a finger upon
it reads out of the panel, acknowledgment
in the glance upon my face is drawn"
I wish I had the ability for art. Artwork tell complete story with a glance. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, John, for visiting and reviewing. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Jamestown]

This piece as a whole is fantastic!
Love the word choice to go with
such a beautiful and pleasant painting:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

I love paintings, James, they tell a story and sometimes the story changes every day that you look at it. Thanks for your kind remarks. Have a fine day. :) Rudi

[Confuser]

Rudi: Absolutely brilliant writing once again....The visual is amazing....soft & seductive almost...The painting is so endearing and safe, the imagery mind-blowing...to be accepted as we are...the details of movements...with shades full of astonishing wonderment
on my lips open a bit or a finger upon
it reads out of the panel, acknowledgment
in the glance upon my face is drawn
The abtract thoughts pull me closer...but leave it to you to make a painting come to life! I thought of birds looking down from the skies ...curious and pondering what we are///Thank you so very much.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

This is also one of my Dutch sonnets in a free translation. I've got about twenty of them I think. Because it's more difficult than free rhyme I was a bit frightened to start with them. But I'm so glad you loved this one too. :) Rudi

[Confuser]

I do...you are a gifted poet: no doubt about it. Read some beautiful sonnets awhile ago...would never attempt...don't be afraid; great writing; translation went very well.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thanks :)

[Confuser]

You're welcome:)