21 Sept 2011

In The Pink

Margaret Bednar's  picture of a pink house, featured on In Tandem #11, inspired me to paint this. Rather than write a poem, I chose to paint the 'feel' of her work...
 

And for the second picture I wrote a trio of shadormas - six lines of 3/5/3/3/7/5 syllables.

Night Boat

Ferryman
steers his patient craft
through the dusk,
a beacon
brighter than My Lady Moon
who has yet to rise.

Rhythmic wash
of waves on pebbles
weaves around
chugging sound
of ferryboat melody,
a symphonic poem.

Islanders
listen to its voice,
familiar
assurance
saying all's well in their world
where sea is master.

Including the title, would you believe that this trilogy comes to exactly 55 words? G-man must have been looking over my shoulder as I wrote! LOL
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20 comments:

  1. Louise21 September 2011 at 14:56

    Beautitul painting - your walls must be covered with them - I would love to be able to paint! Really liked the final shadormas - even though I don't know what a shadormas is!

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  2. Unknown21 September 2011 at 15:18

    Gorgeous painting lovely colours tho I'm not a pink lady ....loved the poems found the 1st one very melodic and soothing ..thank you x

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  3. Anonymous21 September 2011 at 16:40

    The poetry creates this lovely feeling, emotes these words and images one can live within!

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  4. Susannah21 September 2011 at 20:45

    I LOVE your response to Margarets painting, it is beautiful. The shadormas are really wonderful too. :-)

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  5. imac21 September 2011 at 21:27

    Lilly the pink.
    Amazed at your wonders.

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  6. ds21 September 2011 at 23:30

    I'm not a pink person either, but your painting is wonderful. Love your "ferryboat melody", all three...

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  7. Ann Grenier22 September 2011 at 03:34

    Beautiful shadormas Pen. We're on very different wave lengths this week - although I did use your "night boat". Of course I had to cast a shadow over the pink castle...apologies to lovely Margaret.

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  8. Grace23 September 2011 at 01:25

    Very lovely words and images specially these:

    of ferryboat melody,
    a symphonic poem.

    Like it ~

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  9. Brian Miller23 September 2011 at 11:34

    going to be listening to that rhythmic wash this weekend...

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  10. G-Man23 September 2011 at 13:59

    I'm looking over your shoulder all right.
    (Jinxsy quickly fastens her top button)
    Loved your 55...very Clever!
    Thanks for playing, thanks for thinking of me, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  11. izzy23 September 2011 at 14:15

    Love ferry's ! Great piece- thanks.

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  12. Margaret23 September 2011 at 16:37

    ha! Better be wearing a turtle neck when the G-Man is around! ;)

    I painted that house and meant for the color to be more earthy with a touch of pink... it is a beautiful estate in San Fransisco - with rolling streets and these homes were just balancing on the hills it seemed... but the paint dried much pinker than I anticipated. But my daughter was 7 at the time and loved it...

    Loved your line:

    a beacon
    brighter than My Lady Moon
    who has yet to rise.

    I like to sleep in too :)

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  13. Bubba23 September 2011 at 16:47

    Are we supposed to count the titles too? Uh-oh! I'm over then! LOL!

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  14. Monkey Man23 September 2011 at 17:18

    Talking a 55 challenge to a stratospheric level. WOW!

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  15. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry23 September 2011 at 18:03

    pleasant lyric.
    wow.
    love the tender pink color and the gentle feel of seeing it and read your words aloud.

    a smiling 55, bless your weekend.

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  16. Doctor FTSE23 September 2011 at 18:45

    You're in the pink, Jinks! Three well consctructed shadormas.

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  17. Lydia24 September 2011 at 08:24

    I have read some beautiful ocean poems in the last few weeks, yours included. I am longing for the sea and your words gave me a mini-vacation there.

    Your art is gorgeous! So talented.

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  18. laurie kolp24 September 2011 at 18:44

    Jinksy- I love the picture you painted! And the second piece reminds me of the ferry we ride often that goes from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. I especially like the second stanza.

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  19. Alice Audrey7 October 2011 at 06:02

    The picture and poem work well together.

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  20. Alice Audrey27 November 2011 at 17:11

    Wow, that came together well.

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