a couple of bar tarts from picasso's blue period
getting sloshed in 1902
were they hanging out for mr right ( ripe for the takings)
what were they thinking
something nebulous and negative
something in abstraction blue peut-etre
something in abstraction blue peut-etre
absinthe will do this to you
times were tough
particularly for women
back then a paris
poverty prostitution prison
were on the rise
no one was singing
la vie en rose
I love your choice of paintings, Rall. And your poem has a real dark streak to it. Love it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome
ReplyDeleteRall, I like how you’ve set this against Picasso’s blue period—it feels gritty and real. The closing turn with “no one was singing / la vie en rose” hits especially hard.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
P.S. Could you please email me at DVDBGMLNY at GMAIL dot COM? I'd like to have your email so that I can coordinate with you in case you get selected as our 'Poet of the Week'!
The carrier pigeon is on its way :)
ReplyDeletea bit of history and poetic reminder - the more things change the more they stay the same! Love this one!
ReplyDeleteRall, a poignant piece - simplicity, paired with raw imagery, draws attention to how hardship can be overlooked in favour of a romanticised view -and I loved the Piaf clip - magical 🌹
ReplyDeletei don't know how to add to the above comments, the poem paints a memorable portrait and does whatever it is poems do
ReplyDeleteFantastic poems, Rall!
ReplyDeleteYvette M Calleiro :-)
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
When you introduced the absinthe - it evoked, almost a shudder- as if the bright green was a sudden invasion on an otherwise melancholy blue palette. Brilliant!
ReplyDeletehi, Rall 💘
ReplyDeleteJust wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by our beloved Carol Anne, is now live:
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Enjoy❣️
Much love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com