28 Sept 2011

Haunting

An unknown model, posed, half sits, half lies,
her flowing contours etching deep within
the movements of the artist's hand and eyes,

until her image, line by line, was there
upon the sketch book page beneath his pen.
Around him, life continued, unaware.

That night, the tilted shutters of his blind
were backdrop, as her ghostly form appeared.
In shades of grey she lingered in his mind...

Written for In Tandem #12 - why not come a join in? I've also linked this to Imaginary Garden and d'Verse-poets pub.
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18 comments:

  1. Unknown28 September 2011 at 13:00

    Lovely and nice for the artist to have an everlasting image ...thanks for fab pictures once again !

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  2. Lolamouse28 September 2011 at 14:06

    Wonderful! I love the image and the poem!

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  3. Scarlet28 September 2011 at 14:19

    Interesting lines and words specially lingering in his mind...

    Another picture from In Tandem.. will join in~

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  4. Brian Miller28 September 2011 at 14:32

    nice sketch jinksy...watching an artist is truly an experience as each line spills from within them, small changes made until the subject comes into focus...

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  5. Louise28 September 2011 at 15:01

    I remember this sketch from before - wonderful image and words.

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  6. Doctor FTSE28 September 2011 at 15:30

    An appropriate poem, happily linking your artwork and words. Much enjoyed.

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  7. Margaret28 September 2011 at 16:03

    That is a fabulous sketch of a woman! Did you do this? My daughter is a Jr. in arts highschool (actually boarding at a college in their hs program) and she draws nudes once a week. Quite the experience for a 17 year old girl!

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  8. Ann Grenier28 September 2011 at 16:19

    Love your poem Pen. The words feel just right for the sketch...love haunting of course.

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  9. gautami tripathy28 September 2011 at 17:55

    I felt haunted reading it.....beautiful...


    chained the present

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  10. Virginia Robert28 September 2011 at 20:43

    Beautiful image both visual and worded. As an artist, this brings to mind going to my open studio class and when you're in that creative moment everything else falls away but the act of pen to paper. Thanks for a great read!

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  11. Mary29 September 2011 at 00:03

    A wonderful poem/ read!

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  12. Steve King29 September 2011 at 13:15

    Describing one art form through the medium of another. Nice idea, nicely done.

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  13. Anonymous29 September 2011 at 18:51

    I took figure drawing in college. I can still see some of those sketches in my head. I think the concentration on line and form etches them there. Lovely write.

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  14. James Rainsford29 September 2011 at 19:08

    Great match of image and words. Loved it! James.

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  15. Anonymous30 September 2011 at 01:35

    Those shades of grey stay with me forever too...... I love it! Reminiscing about the great beauty of a woman is the absolute best part of my quiet time and dreams...

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  16. Rekha30 September 2011 at 19:36

    Beautiful words to bring the image alive.

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  17. Lydia4 October 2011 at 10:05

    There is something very special about this post: all of it!

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  18. Psychs7 October 2011 at 00:18

    Excellent poem, i really like visual short descriptive works. I was able to close my eyes and picture the scene in my mind and it was oh so real. I'm now following your site so I'll be back :o)

    Regards

    Paul

    Poetic Sauce

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