For dVerse Poets Pub
For dVerse Poets Pub – Where Lillian is our host.
Lillian here, delighted to host our Tuesday Poetics.Sometimes life surprises you, right? I’ve “discovered” an 8-year-old boy from the Philippines who is quite an artist! When his father proudly showed me some of his son’s recent artwork, my jaw dropped. I was amazed by the vibrancy of colors he achieves with pastels and watercolors, as well as his artistic insights into the subjects themselves. I remember drawing stick figures at that age!So today, with permission of his parents and the young artist himself, I share with you four pieces of Azul’s amazing artwork. Your prompt for today is to write a poem inspired by one or more of Azul’s paintings/drawings shown below. Be sure to include the artwork in your post, as well as credit to Azul, the artist. I’ll be sharing your poems with Azul and his parents.
Introducing an Eight-Year-Old Artist!
The Tree That Holds the Sky
The tree does not ask
the daylight to stay.
It has watched enough sunsets
to know that leaving
is another kind of beginning.
Above its branches,
blue tumbles into violet,
violet melts into rose,
and tiny stars appear
like secrets someone scattered
across the sky.
The tree stands quietly,
painted dark against the colour,
holding its branches open
as though it could catch
the last pieces of evening.
Perhaps that is why
the sky becomes so beautiful
before the night—
because even darkness
deserves a little colour
on its way home.
And somewhere
between blue and pink,
between daylight and stars,
an eight-year-old hand
has found the place
where evening dreams.
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— Maggie The Afterlove Voice 💫
With love, coffee, poetry, and stardust,
My song is out on streaming platforms.
https://ditto.fm/silenced-but-not-broken
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