Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POST-IMPRESSIONISM, by BERT LESTON TAYLOR Poet's Biography First Line: I cannot tell you how I love Last Line: Whether he did them on a bet. Alternate Author Name(s): T., B. L. Subject(s): Paintings And Painters | ||||||||
I CANNOT tell you how I love The canvases of Mr. Dove, Which Saturday I went to see In Mr. Thurber's gallery. At first you fancy they are built As patterns for a crazy quilt, But soon you see that they express An ambient simultaneousness. This thing which you would almost bet Portrays a Spanish omelette, Depicts instead, with wondrous skill, A horse and cart upon a hill. Now, Mr. Dove has too much art To show the horse or show the cart; Instead, he paints the creak and strain, Get it? No pike is half as plain. This thing which would appear to show A fancy vest scenario, Is really quite another thing, A flock of pigeons on the wing. But Mr. Dove is much too keen To let a single bird be seen; To show the pigeons would not do And so he simply paints the coo. It's all as simple as can be; He paints the things you cannot see, Just as composers please the ear With "programme" things you cannot hear. Dove is the cleverest of chaps; And, gazing at his rhythmic maps, I wondered (and I'm wondering yet) Whether he did them on a bet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM PRADO ROTUNDA: THE FAMILY OF CHARLES IV, AND OTHERS by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE STUDIO (HOMAGE TO ALICE NEEL) by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER JOE BRAINARD'S PAINTING 'BINGO' by RON PADGETT THE PICTURE (VENUS RECLINING) by EZRA POUND HER EYES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON PAINTED FISHES by CARL SANDBURG |
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