Elusive Mistress

I see the beauty that overtakes emotions, Kas;
she is everything she was meant to be,
& we can never achieve that.
beautiful...

Not even the artist who created her can achieve such beauty. All we can do is revel in the afterglow. Thank you for enjoying it with me, John...

This is such greatness 😁 I wish to be an empty canvas some days. This poem also kind of reminded me of childbirth for some reason. The creation of life.

As an art piece it is stunning. And you showed it's beauty well.

Great read 🤗

Thank you for such an amazing comment, DC. I completely agree that it is much like childbirth, as art is creation. As always, I truly enjoyed the visit...

Kasai, your poetry takes on such beautiful imagery and depth.  I would hang every one on my walls like a gallery and gaze at them daily.  Beautifully done  :)
Willow

A gallery of poetry, how beautiful that would be. Thank you so much, sweet lady, for the kind and lovely words...

Art is its own beauty once created. However, could never be without us as the Universal conduit. And, being we are, there will always be a piece of us in her arrangement.

Beautiful tribute to art, Kasai.

Pieces of us, how beautiful, wise one. Your wonderful comments have such depth to them, thank you so much for sharing them with me...

Dope...

Thanks for the visit, I'll do my best to return the favor...

Beautifully spoken, Melia, thank you for enjoying...

beautiful Kasai you are a true beauty it's written and captured in this poem..

love Crim

Thank you so much, sweet lady, it's always a pleasure to see you in my pages...

"Her soul is unborn beneath the fabric of time
and like the birth of a star she becomes creation" > love these lines!

Breathtakingly beautiful, that first stanza is so powerful...

You are such a gifted poetess, Kasai

Love, Duende

Such a kind lady, Duende, you leave me flattered with your kindness. I truly enjoy your visits and amazing comments. Thanks for coming to see me...

Kasai...you're first stanza was so inspiring....holding such truth in every way possible...the rest of it just blanketed the perfection of what was witnessed in reading the beginning...

xoxo Taryn

Always leaving me with smiles, Taryn, thank you for such a lovely visit, I truly enjoy those sweet words of yours...

This is unique, haunting and beautiful...  I love the art subject and how it is conveyed here....

There was something so beautiful about this artwork that it was just to good to pass up. Thanks so much for coming to enjoy it with me...

your command of words and passion is perfect

That's amazing - thank you!

As I guess you can imagine, that artwork 'spoke' to me.... but then so too did ur impeccable verse, pain homage to the love of creating, n appreciate in the beauty of ART!  :)

She's such a beautiful painting, I think she deserves most of the credit, definately worth appreciating. Thanks for the visit and sharing such kind words, also worth appreciating...

Her soul is your soul entwined__beautiful poet

Exactly, as art and artist should be. Thank you so much for the visit..

This poem reminds me of a couple of things. Firstly, this short poem, "A Cry", by Sara Teasdale:

"Oh, there are eyes that he can see,
And hands to make his hands rejoice,
But to my lover I must be
Only a voice.

Oh, there are breasts to bear his head,
And lips whereon his lips can lie,
But I must be till I am dead
Only a cry."

Your poem is a lot more uplifting than that dark and sad one, of course, but how you describe the empty canvas (especially as having no voice) called it to mind.
Secondly, I was reminded of a conceptual art piece by an artist whose name I forget, and whom I discovered, incidentally, through an article about film director John Waters and his taste for modern art. The piece was simply this: a blank canvas, placed outside for a long period of time to accrue the damage and alterations made by exposure to nature, through rainstorms and heatwaves and such. I've just this moment remembered, actually, where I discovered that artist and piece: http://bigthink.com/videos/some-of-the-best-art-is-deadly
Your poem is, as I expected, well-written and thoughtful, and it has an innocence about it, a kind of sweet intellectual open-mindedness, a willingness to follow thoughts wherever they might lead, which is very compelling and refreshing. Thank you for the read.

Such a great poem, really enjoyed it. It always nice to read something new. And as for the link, I have to thank you for that, it was quite interesting. I appreciate you taking the time to leave me such thorough and informative comments, every one of them full of new learning experiences.
You seem to pick up on my thoughts quite well as they lead me to new and interesting places.
Thanks again for such another wonderful visit, I look forward to them and enjoy hearing your thoughts...