A Dinner Table At Night/ 1884/ John Singer Sargent
Thank you, Tess...at Magpie Tales...
MR.SARGENT COMES TO DINNER
My poor heart,
rising and falling
like a sparrow in my breast,
how long it's been
since my beauty was deified,
Mr. Sargent.
The souvenir of my profile
suited the world,
buttressed what I was starved for.
You sanctified me,
a forever nameless Madame X,
an icon,
and now my beauty crumbles
quicker than my weeping.
I was the fire in intimacy
before it dies.
The painting is me forever,
I'm grateful,
and here am I
selling myself to you, Mr Sargent,
willing to pay this time.
Paint me as I am now,
stirring coffee after dinner,
two lumps or one?
Sargent/ Madame X
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ah Lynn...what a sad end to the madame x if so she is...love your take on the painting. Thankyou.
ReplyDeletebeauiful opening lines
ReplyDeleteTrue; as you say, he deified beauty. Well done.
ReplyDeleteCool- two lumps please Madam X !
ReplyDeleteThanks.
I like the urgency of the women wanting to be with and painted by him.
ReplyDeleteI was the fire in intimacy
ReplyDeletebefore it dies....i really like that line...it says much...and you bring out a bit of the history behind it...a tough life selling one self...given only a few years i imagine she looked quite different...
I like the historical take. It bridges the real and the imaginative.
ReplyDeleteWritten so that I could hear her voice actually speaking!
ReplyDeleteThe Fiery intimacy in this burns bright, Lyn, thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Gerry-
ReplyDeleteYou know, I felt this in my bones!...Thanks!
Hi Christine-
ReplyDeleteThank you...she walks in beauty!
Hi Berowne-
ReplyDeleteGreat beauty is startling, isn't it? Thank you...
Hi izzy-
ReplyDeleteComing right up! Thanks for your witty words...
Hi Quotes...
ReplyDeleteI think perhaps she knows that time is fleeting..thank you...
Hi Brian-
ReplyDeleteA tough life indeed,being a great beauty, pulled along by time..only imagining...thanks.
Hi DCW-
ReplyDeleteThank you so much..Sargent always appeals to me in a big way!
Hi R. Burnett..
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to say, Rick...thank you!
Hi Kutamun-
ReplyDeleteSo glad you found the emotion here..thanks!
Oh, if ONLY Sargent would come to dinner!!! What a creatively wonderful way to present your poem, Lyn. I loved it. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love to imagine the flamboyant Madame X at the table, like any woman...
ReplyDeleteHi Linda-
ReplyDeleteThank you so much..just felt like indulging a fantasy...hmmm, who's next?
Hi Tess-
ReplyDeleteMy heart skips a beat when I see a Sargent! Thank you so much!!
A very nice take on this prompt. I believe John Singer Sargent had many a lovely dames in his life....!
ReplyDeleteOh, she still looks pretty good. More comfortable, too! Nice.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen-
ReplyDeleteThank you..I do believe that Sargent had as many models as necessary!
Hi ~T~..
ReplyDeleteYes, I guess one of those beauties who never fade! Thanks..
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Tumblewords-
ReplyDeleteJust lovely...thank you!