Wednesday, August 21, 2019


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Academia Gallery, Florence, Italy

WHEN I WAS 22 
I VISITED
DAVID

Mouth agape, eyes like marbles
Frozen in time I stared
Struck by silent still solemnity of beauty
As he gazed uncaring into ethos
Unthinking unaware of creativity's flow
The way I was ignorant 
Of creativity's power to explode 
The unknown within me
A bomb causing my every atom to expand
Into inexplicable mushroom cloud
Awakening something just as mysterious
Perhaps that's one purpose of art
To wake us up
To help us focus on what's already been created
To help us imitate appreciate preserve it
I've never visited David again
But I have a similar experience
Whenever I admire the beauty of a tree


















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13 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 21, 2019 at 10:55 AM

    Oh I LOVE equating the feelings of seeing David being like seeing - really seeing - a tree. Cool!

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  2. Gillena CoxAugust 21, 2019 at 11:24 AM

    Indeed, creations should leave us in wonderment
    Happy Wednesday Myrna

    Much❤🕊❤love

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  3. SusanAugust 21, 2019 at 12:56 PM

    Wow! "Struck by silent still solemnity of beauty"
    An amazing line! And even more so when it is the creativity in him meeting/waking the creativity in you. Such moments change us forever.

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  4. Ron.August 21, 2019 at 2:54 PM

    "Struck by silent still solemnity"...Yessssssss

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  5. Elephant's ChildAugust 21, 2019 at 3:30 PM

    I am endlessly grateful for artists (whatever their genre). And you are most definitely one.

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  6. Old EggAugust 21, 2019 at 8:17 PM

    I did see the statue many years ago in Florence. The large right hand is quite noticeable. You are right trees are good as well and better than a statue as they whisper to us!

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  7. ThotpurgeAugust 21, 2019 at 10:12 PM

    Love the closing lines..

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  8. Kim M. RussellAugust 22, 2019 at 1:43 AM

    The first time I saw David up close and personal, I wrote a poem too. Your poem is so real to me, Myrna, I'm back there. I love the line:
    'Struck by silent still solemnity of beauty'.

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  9. Sumana RoyAugust 22, 2019 at 3:30 AM

    The Creation, the Impact and the Awakening so amazingly captivated by you, Myrna. Love the tree photo so aptly describes the theme.

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  10. Jae RoseAugust 22, 2019 at 3:36 AM

    What a transforming experience and I love how you end up with the magic of the tree

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  11. PanchaliAugust 22, 2019 at 1:13 PM

    Getting intimate, and allowing yourself to form an attachment to something is a major event for the mind. I think this is all a normal part of life...”Awakening”- yep, mind is always driven by a passionate interest in the subject.
    Wonderful thoughts!

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  12. Cressida de NovaAugust 22, 2019 at 11:09 PM

    The art in Florence is amazing but the older I get the more I am impressed by nature Living in an ancient continent with extinct millions of ears old volcanoes and dinosaur bones is more my thing .

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  13. rallentandaAugust 23, 2019 at 8:12 AM

    Florence is wonderful but as I age I prefer the magnificence of nature.I would like to see the Uffizi again but I probably wont.

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