He could stare at her
For hours together.
Feel her hair on his face
From dawn till sunset.
Make her feel like a princess
Till time lasted...
Alas! She never,
Existed in flesh.
She was a painting
Which he had made-
Lifeless.
Yet the strokes of brush
Had given her place
In his heart's palace...
**This is my 55 word poem for Write Festival - Day 6 - 55 Words.
For hours together.
Feel her hair on his face
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Make her feel like a princess
Till time lasted...
Alas! She never,
Existed in flesh.
She was a painting
Which he had made-
Lifeless.
Yet the strokes of brush
Had given her place
In his heart's palace...
**This is my 55 word poem for Write Festival - Day 6 - 55 Words.
wow! that's lovely!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Nibhz!
DeleteLovely.. Artists falling in love with his own creation. I like it.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Jyotsna! Glad U loved it!
DeleteLovely! Artists do feel strongly for their muses! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Shilpa! Well said!
DeleteLove of an artist. Reminds me of pygmalion. Well written
ReplyDeleteThanks Rajlakshmi! Am delighted!
DeleteThis is just lovely writeup !
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Ankur! :-D
DeleteThis is different and the twist at the end was unexpected
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Parthasarathi! Widout twists life/art gets boring....:-)
DeleteArt that makes its place in the heart.. is beautiful ! :) Lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteGlad U visited my blog first tym and commented! Thanks so much Payal!
DeleteWow! Lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Aarthy!
DeleteWonderful!!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Usha!
DeleteNice...don't we all fall in love with our piece of work...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sugandha! Of course v do! I keep reading my own posts how many times U can't imagine! :-P
DeleteThe title of the poem is so interesting.
ReplyDeleteArtists falls in love with their own creations and here the creation is a beautiful lady.
Thanks a lot Kalpana! You r the first one who appreciated the title! Thanks especially for recognising that! :)
DeleteWe feel so much for the things we create!
ReplyDeleteYes Michelle! Absolutely ryt!
DeleteBeautiful poem and an even better title.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Saru! :-)
DeleteTruly (He)art-touching! Simply WOW! :)
ReplyDeleteReal artistic & creative!
"Yet the strokes of brush
Had given her place
In his heart's palace..."
Thanks so much! I'm (he)artily happy!
DeleteLovely this was
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Bhavya!
DeleteVery beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Beloo!:-)
DeleteAwesome Amrita! A poem in 55 words!! too good :)
ReplyDeleteHey thanks soooo much! :-D
DeleteNice poem, Amrita. Very good attempt indeed !!.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Jayanta! Glad U liked it!
DeleteBeautiful and interesting!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved the title :)
Hey thanks sooo much! Yes even I surprised my creative self wen I thought of this title!
DeleteArtistic!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Arish! Welcome to my blog! :-)
DeleteLoving own art..very true n pleasurable.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Sunny! :-D
DeleteBeautiful poem! Maybe a muse...?
ReplyDeleteThanks Psych Babbler... Yes it can completely b a muse too! Depends on interpretation!
DeleteThe Pygmalion effect. Very well written :)
ReplyDeleteI read the title and said 'Brilliant!'
ReplyDeleteAnd you painted a picture with your words!
Thanks so much Saket! Dats a lovely compliment!
DeleteEnchanting imagery here and what a lovely idea to turn that into a painting. Well done!
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