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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28 comments:
ah Lynn...what a sad end to the madame x if so she is...love your take on the painting. Thankyou.
beauiful opening lines
True; as you say, he deified beauty. Well done.
Cool- two lumps please Madam X !
Thanks.
I like the urgency of the women wanting to be with and painted by him.
I was the fire in intimacy
before 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.
Written so that I could hear her voice actually speaking!
The Fiery intimacy in this burns bright, Lyn, thanks
Hi Gerry-
You know, I felt this in my bones!...Thanks!
Hi Christine-
Thank you...she walks in beauty!
Hi Berowne-
Great beauty is startling, isn't it? Thank you...
Hi izzy-
Coming right up! Thanks for your witty words...
Hi Quotes...
I think perhaps she knows that time is fleeting..thank you...
Hi Brian-
A tough life indeed,being a great beauty, pulled along by time..only imagining...thanks.
Hi DCW-
Thank you so much..Sargent always appeals to me in a big way!
Hi R. Burnett..
What a lovely thing to say, Rick...thank you!
Hi Kutamun-
So 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.
I love to imagine the flamboyant Madame X at the table, like any woman...
Hi Linda-
Thank you so much..just felt like indulging a fantasy...hmmm, who's next?
Hi Tess-
My 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....!
Oh, she still looks pretty good. More comfortable, too! Nice.
Hi Karen-
Thank you..I do believe that Sargent had as many models as necessary!
Hi ~T~..
Yes, I guess one of those beauties who never fade! Thanks..
Beautiful!
Hi Tumblewords-
Just lovely...thank you!
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