A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 139

Day 139: “The Power of Art”


Art is subjective, yes

But that doesn’t make it less powerful


Something doesn’t have to make sense to others

For it to be meaningful to you


And something doesn’t have to make sense to you

For it to be meaningful to others


Art has the power to transform

And horrify

Move

And offend


It can bring out emotion

And indifference


What a powerful thing

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 98

Day 98: “Painting”


Sometimes I think I could be a painter

I like to wet my brush

And see what I can create


I always start from something else

Usually an Albert Marquet painting

I like the nature

Mixed with European architecture


I see how well I can mimic


I take creative liberties

Usually on the colors

And dumbing down the design a bit

To something more in my wheelhouse


I have a lot of fun

And am almost always proud of the finished product

Even if my paintings look best when you’re standing far away