d’Verse Poets Pub – Quadrille #52 Let’s Fire it Up
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Still Life
she wipes the smudges from her hand
stares at the gray shapes on her canvas
birds, flowers, trees, seem to magically
spring from the vine charcoal she
holds between her fingers
maybe the magic was in the fire, burning
life into dry willow branches
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I’ve been taking some art classes recently – vine charcoal is made by burning grape vines or willow branches to a specific hardness.
Also posting on Tuesday Platform over at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
rhymeswithbug 
Oh, MAN do I love this:
“maybe the magic was in the fire”
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Interesting information and beautiful poem. Magic also, perhaps, in the choice of tree. Willow is associated with poets.
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So good. I have felt that magic in what little art I have attempted. It almost scares me…
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I like the idea that the fire burns life into the branches.
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“maybe the magic was in the fire, burning life into dry willow branches”… oh yes!💖
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A gorgeous portrait of an artist, Candy. I am currently hooked on the Sky Arts programme ‘Portrait (and Landscape) Artist of the Year’. When I still dabbled ion art, charcoal was my favourite medium and I remember those smudges, gray shapes and magic. I especially love the final lines.
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Thanks, Kim. I’m just starting with charcoal and I’m struggling a bit – no magic so far 😉
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interesting! thanks for the clarification –
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I really love the thought of the vine guiding the artist…
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I love the use of the vine in this. What a lovely poem!
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Love this glimpse into creating art
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I love the way the story ( your story!) pulled me in from the start….and the last two lines are stellar.
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Thanks, Mish!
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Sounds like you are a true artist and poet. This is lovely!
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Thanks – I’m a wanna be artist
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