Miscellaneous:

[ChrisA]

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I trace the origin of my search
Back to the Romanian artist named Iarcas
Because it was his painting that initiated
My iconographic amazement:
The Virgin’s large round eyes,
Her tilted head and serious face,
Her tall forehead bent forward
Into the light of heaven.
She appeared in my dreams and then
I returned to the gallery to stand before her in awe.
Her face spoke to me in no ordinary way,
I was captive to some potent image beyond the painting itself,
Some magical alchemy worked behind that Madonna,
And I returned week after week to gaze
At the perfect picture with my imperfect eyes
Yearning and yearning in the cool shaft
Of God’s gimmick, man’s obsession over image,
Which is only half real, the other half –
Lie.

[alanmdouglas]

Dear Chris,

I'm sorry to see this has been up for over a month with no response.

Good image-making, both you and the artist !

There are a few points where it could be tightened up, if you want I will crit.

Love
Alan

[Altree94]

Wow, this is fantastic! I'm sorry I missed it for so long too! Through your words, I could see a young man staring at the painting, feel his yearning and sense his rapt attention to every little detail in the painting as if I were standing right beside him! Excellent poem, please keep posting!