Faun, Horse, and Bird, 1936/ Pablo Picasso
THANK YOU, Tess, for Magpie Tales....
BLUE MYTHOLOGY/ an abstraction
Satyr stirs from slumber,
lifts the veil of absinthe dreams,
a silky nymph,
torn from his rib
takes flight, during
l'apres-midi d'un faune.
Goddess of the feral
chants with the Pipes of Pan.
Griffin's wife
plucks a feather
from his tail,
plaits it to her tresses,
teases the Phoenix
to join in the leap.
Medusa whispers
to Pegasus,
see how I craft
a pale horse
from that wave?
Echo sings on,
flies with the white dove
to resurrection,
storms the gates of heaven.
Just another reverie,
l'apres-midi d'un faune.
*Afternoon of a Faun/ Poem, Stephane Mallarme/ Ballet, Vaslav Nijinsky
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25 comments:
Your poem does call up the music. Nice job!
I believe I do see, how you craft such a beautiful pale horse from those written waves. Incredible- speaks perfectly for this image!
Perfect partnership with words and music - not to mention picture. :)
wonderful interpretation of this image!
really like where you went with this...nicely done
Your poem takes a beautiful page out of mythology. Beautifully written.
Hi Srummed Words-
Thanks for the lovely comment!
Hi Karen S.-
I enjoyed digging for these images....thanks!
Hi Jinksy-
Thank you...just loved this image!
Hi Kathe W.-
I really appreciate your comment..thank you!!
Hi Wayne-
Thank you..it was fun for me to make these mythological connections!
Hi Write Girl-
Lovely comment...thank you !
Who but Lyn would bring Debussy into our rough-hewn bloggers' world?
Putting words to a Picasso is wild and courageous and you did it masterfully...bravo!
Hi Berowne-
Who but you would be this kind? Many thanks!
Hi Blue Sky...
Hearing from you is always a treat..thank you so much, Mary Ann!
ha. a little magical play among the gods/goddesses as they create....nice blending of myths as well...from creation to perseus....
Hi Brian-
Well..I figured if Picasso can whip up an abstraction..why not me?
Thank you...
I like the way you weave in all these aspects of myths. So well crafted.
Love this, Lyn!!!
Hi Little Nell-
Thank you..I enjoyed mixing it all up!
Hi Helen-
So glad you enjoyed...thank you, Helen...
Oh the stuff of mythic musings! Beautiful images and interplay between the Gods and scoundrels of Greek mythology ... I especially love that second stanza ...
Elegant mythical write, Lyn...
Very Prescient Lyn , as The Waterboys sang and i formed us, Pan is back ! , watch this space , it may be painful.
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