Tuesday, May 17, 2016

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[Trinidadian Leroi Clarke
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LOVE OF BEAUTY IS TASTE. THE
CREATION OF BEAUTY IS ART
To channel soul in colours - Love
Stemming tides of
Fanciful exposure, all for the sake of beauty
Can trees twitter? and birds sprout? is
This a mindful state to endure? this taste.
Strongly measured, in strokes and dabs. The
Spell which strangles reality in creation
And in processing, what of
New challenges, new ways in stating beauty
Cognizant of what is,
The 'already there', if only in the mind of Art
LOVE OF BEAUTY IS TASTE. THE CREATION OF BEAUTY IS ART © gillena cox 2016

This is my first attempt at line end acrostic, hope you enjoy this

Written for Prompt Nights -Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is Art – [15]


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23 comments:

  1. Magaly GuerreroMay 17, 2016 at 8:07 AM

    I'm quite convinced that trees can do just about anything. Even twitter. Just beautiful. ;-)

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  2. Sanaa RizviMay 17, 2016 at 9:23 AM

    This is absolutely phenomenal Gillena :D love the end line acrostic form which you have chosen for this poem :D especially adore "Cognizant of what is, the 'already there', if only in the mind of Art." Beautifully penned. Thank you so much for participating at Prompt Nights and for your constant love & support :D

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  3. TimoteoMay 17, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    Very well put together--just like you, Gillena!

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  4. brudbergMay 17, 2016 at 10:33 AM

    Oh i do love the thought of bird twittering... yes I think they can do that. A great use of the line acrostic (it seems like a golden shovel actually)...

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2016 at 1:06 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Bjorn

      much love...

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  5. Kerry O'ConnorMay 17, 2016 at 12:18 PM

    I love how you built a vertical poem into the last word of each line. that is very neat.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2016 at 1:09 PM

      Thanks for your apprecirion Kerry

      much love...

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  6. Stacie EirichMay 17, 2016 at 1:05 PM

    I love seeing the visual image of the acrostic put together with beauty & art. You did indeed channel the colours of the soul -- thanks for sharing.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2016 at 1:10 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Stacie

      much love...

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  7. HannahMay 17, 2016 at 3:14 PM

    Love your closing line, Gillena!

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  8. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2016 at 3:19 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Hannah

    much love...

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  9. Susie ClevengerMay 17, 2016 at 7:25 PM

    You have taken words and painted us into appreciation for what art can convey. Beautiful

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 18, 2016 at 5:20 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Susie

      much love...

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  10. JimMay 17, 2016 at 9:22 PM

    Artists are like poets, the brush and the pen can follow the imagination.
    Even so, they can't fool Mother Nature.
    I like Acrostics but like the forward ones better. They are fun to write, I have written a few.
    ..

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 18, 2016 at 5:21 AM

      Happy you dropped in to read mine Jim

      much love...

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  11. GinaMay 18, 2016 at 2:51 AM

    That was amazingly clever!! "the spell which strangles reality in creation" fabulous line :D XXX

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  12. MarianMay 22, 2016 at 11:25 AM

    Interesting! Twitter :)

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  13. annell4May 22, 2016 at 11:36 AM

    I enjoyed it very much!

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