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Christina’s World
My life...
my legs they have kept far away from me
From the loft
From the rafters
In the night come rumbling
The pans had fallen from the shelves
In the growing distance
My home
In the growing distance
It has spread before me
And no longer reaches the gingham
The hem and floral petals
Shiver in the wind
Something grows in the space
From here to there..
an emptiness
And yet it grows
My smile haunts my forehead
It creases and is spittled with heat
My smile had fallen from the shelves
Along with the pans
And my Mothers booming laugh
My Mothers laughter echoes the distance
It is like lightning crack
When I awaken from it
And can no longer find my step
I reach ..
I pull away with timid hand
I am the field mouse
I am the scarecrow off her post
I am beauty on an island
Of memory and remorse
And the Sea
She folds into browns
The screams of the cicada
my legs they have kept far away from me
From the loft
From the rafters
In the night come rumbling
The pans had fallen from the shelves
In the growing distance
My home
In the growing distance
It has spread before me
And no longer reaches the gingham
The hem and floral petals
Shiver in the wind
Something grows in the space
From here to there..
an emptiness
And yet it grows
My smile haunts my forehead
It creases and is spittled with heat
My smile had fallen from the shelves
Along with the pans
And my Mothers booming laugh
My Mothers laughter echoes the distance
It is like lightning crack
When I awaken from it
And can no longer find my step
I reach ..
I pull away with timid hand
I am the field mouse
I am the scarecrow off her post
I am beauty on an island
Of memory and remorse
And the Sea
She folds into browns
The screams of the cicada
Written by
Calamityofgin
Published 7th Nov 2020
Author's Note
Inspired by Christina’s World
By Andrew Wyeth
By Andrew Wyeth
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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Re. Christina’s World
7th Nov 2020 10:36pm
"My life...
my legs they have kept far away from me
From the loft
From the rafters
In the night come rumbling
The pans had fallen from the shelves
In the growing distance
My home
In the growing distance
It has spread before me
And no longer reaches the gingham
The hem and floral petals
Shiver in the wind
Something grows in the space
From here to there.. "
this is pin-point, cross haired with your wide open effing beautiful eyes
I do not know how perfectly more expressed this can be....
utterly. the noise/clatter of the pans....the distance
this for me tears
POM naturally...
my legs they have kept far away from me
From the loft
From the rafters
In the night come rumbling
The pans had fallen from the shelves
In the growing distance
My home
In the growing distance
It has spread before me
And no longer reaches the gingham
The hem and floral petals
Shiver in the wind
Something grows in the space
From here to there.. "
this is pin-point, cross haired with your wide open effing beautiful eyes
I do not know how perfectly more expressed this can be....
utterly. the noise/clatter of the pans....the distance
this for me tears
POM naturally...
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
7th Nov 2020 10:45pm
Re. Christina’s World
8th Nov 2020 4:25am
“In the growing distance
My home
In the growing distance”
This wording, the spacing, the emotion lends a sense of yearning. Of drawing closer to who we are as the birthplace of our formative moments fades farther away. Home can so much feel like this. Another stellar performance 💜.
My home
In the growing distance”
This wording, the spacing, the emotion lends a sense of yearning. Of drawing closer to who we are as the birthplace of our formative moments fades farther away. Home can so much feel like this. Another stellar performance 💜.
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
8th Nov 2020 2:24pm
Re. Christina’s World
Anonymous
8th Nov 2020 4:41am
wonderful writing, .. Calamityofgin ..
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
8th Nov 2020 2:24pm
Re. Christina’s World
8th Nov 2020 10:45am
Dear C,
Stunning piece. “ My Mothers laughter echoes the distance
It is like lightning crack
When I awaken from it
And can no longer find my step” I like the way you’ve written this disorientation. It sets the scene for being off balance so vividly. I’m always interested how art can move the viewer. So many different points of view. Beautifully written and very touching. H🌷
Stunning piece. “ My Mothers laughter echoes the distance
It is like lightning crack
When I awaken from it
And can no longer find my step” I like the way you’ve written this disorientation. It sets the scene for being off balance so vividly. I’m always interested how art can move the viewer. So many different points of view. Beautifully written and very touching. H🌷
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
8th Nov 2020 2:25pm
Re. Christina’s World
9th Nov 2020 00:01am
Beautifully classic and full of raw power.
I like this quite a lot.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes!!
I like this quite a lot.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes!!
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
9th Nov 2020 1:50am
Re. Christina’s World
9th Nov 2020 9:20pm
The longing for depth of intimacy in all it's dimensions comes across in everything you do, from writing to conversation. Your skill and talent are in perfect proportion. I often have a sense of fires burning upon my fingertips as I write and recite my works. Often only one hand, right or left, depending. It's rare I see them burning on both, but it is something I imagine more often when I read your writings. You echo from the depths of the time honored poets whom we now revere, in all their flaws and frailty, the presence of the divine.
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
9th Nov 2020 9:27pm
Re: Re. Christina’s World
9th Nov 2020 9:34pm
Thanks sugah. My friends inspire me. Check out what I just left Andrew under his poem, "whistlejacket." To me, intimacy is to speak my heart truth.
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Re. Christina’s World
12th Nov 2020 9:59pm
Not having had a close relationship with my own mother, and I can't recall her ever laughing...well your wonderful poem touched me deeply C...when a Poet such as yourself can create a painting of words that touches the soul of others...as you did with mine...well my friend, that is Art.
🙏 Harry
🙏 Harry
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
15th Nov 2020 5:02pm
Re. Christina’s World
16th Nov 2020 4:42am
This is such a beautifully written interpretation of the artwork, really vivid and tangible, I love Andrew Wyeth paintings.
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Re: Re. Christina’s World
16th Nov 2020 12:01pm
Re. Christina’s World
27th Nov 2020 4:29am
I saw Wyeth's paintings in person once. Your poem takes their feel many steps further into the true feeling of a pioneer wife on the edge of insanity under the weight of memories. You are forever my poet of the depths of human existence. You take me further than any poet I've had the stark reality of knowing.
Love and Kisses,
John
Love and Kisses,
John
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