As the night swirls over the bright city,
I take a step back and I think that it's pretty.
The moon shines, and casts its bright light down,
Just looking at it removes my frown.
The sky by the stars is nicely adorned,
But I'm strangely reminded of the 'calm before the storm'.
This calm is all right though, the swirls help me relax,
And slowly my happiness meter fills to the max.
The looming citadel lessens this effect,
I find it to be a bit of a defect.
In the end, it's serene, with a feeling of disharmony,
But if Van Gogh was intending that, it's not at all funny.
Things are never all good, and Van Gogh justifies this,
However, I like this painting all the more for its strangeness.
Author notes
It was inspired by Van Gogh's "Starry Night".
A contest entry
- Vincent Van Gogh's Art by Sprite.
1900 points, ended June 19, 2008, 11 entries
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Comments
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great poem! i like the rhyming, it was done well, and i like how you ended the poem, as well =]
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very good
but not as good as HACKTIME
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I love the serene mood that this painting evoked in you.
I like the beginning line very much. The night IS swirling in this painting. I think the idea of a storm coming (figuratively and literally) is true to the swirling sky.
I especially like that you see a dissonance in this painting. The beauty of this world is not without defect. Very nice portrayal of the painting.
Thanks for the entry. ~ Joyce
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