DRAWING HANDS/ 1948/ M.C. Escher
THANK YOU, Tess, at Magpie Tales...
SKETCHING
All art steals,
doesn't matter
who drew that smile first.
Hold it this way
and I can read Vermeer's mind,
skilled hands reaching into me,
weaving the gift anew.
Pulling a Daumier
from an etch-a-sketch,
perfecting my skill,
sculpting my thumb,
searching my hands,
finding a fingerprint
that proves it's me,
not guilty.
Grace is number one.
Reaching for my life,
sketching.
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33 comments:
Lovely, thoughtful write, Lyn...oh I used to spend hours with the Etch-A-Sketch...metaphorically, I still do...
smiles...all art is in the taking...stealing ideas...stealing images, borrowing identities...grace indeed, there in the end...smiles.
Astute and insightful; well done.
As only a student of art can know. Well done! Loved it.
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Hi Tess-
I too was talented on the etch-a-sketch...Thanks for this treat!
Hi Brian-
Indeed, all in the taking, the absorbing..today without yesterday...nah! Thanks!
Hi Berowne-
Thanks so much..this one was there! Escher helped...
Hi Laurie-
So glad you feel this way..thank you!
Hi dori-
Ars longa, vita brevis...without a doubt!! Many thanks...
loved the Vermeer reference....xx
Hi Kay-
Vermeer forever! Thanks so much...
So much truth in this, Lyn. Beautifully composed .. the first stanza especially.
Oh this is wonderful!
I can relate as I loved my Etch-a- sketch!
Thanks for sharing :)
We steal art in one form or the other....apt writing...
existentialism
How amazing to put Vermeer and Etch-a-Sketch into the same poem and making it work fabulously. That's talent...!!
Hi Helen-
I really appreciate your lovely comment...thank you!
Hi Margie-
Lots of fond memories for Etch-A-Sketch! Thanks so much...
Hi gautami tripathy-
Or borrow!..thanks for your comment...
Hi Helena-
What a nice comment! Much appreciated...
There is definitely a Promethean cost attached to stealing fire from the heavens.l..cheers Lyn
Hi Kutamun-
Did I do that? Paid up...thanks so much, Kutamun!!
Not guilty? (LOL?)
Hi Jerry-
Absolutely!! Thanks for stopping by!
Read your poem more than once. Hope you approve.
Hi Trellissimo-
And once more would be OK too! Thank you so much...
I guess we all do steal art- one way or another. Love the etch a sketch!
Hi Kathe W-
We're just inspired by other's ideas! Etch-a-Sketch for all..thanks!
lovely poem..but, now, I'm thinking about an Etch-A-Sketch.
Hi Truedessa-
I hear that now there's a run on Etch-A-Sketch! Thanks...
Adore that first stanza. It's so true.
Hi Margaret-
So nice to hear...thank you!
Spoeken from a true artist of words....and like Tess an Etch-A-Sketch used to fill my time as a child....and our lives as artists and writers can be that way. Lovely writing Lyn. Hope all is well with you these days. :-)
Hi Carrie-
Glad we all had the same Etch-A-Sketch childhood..thanks for stopping by...
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