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April 28, 2019

Progressive Poem is HERE!

Can you believe it? We're almost to the end of our found-poem summer-song community poem journey.

*If you're looking for today's ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem (about Monet's irises!) , please click here.

Thank you to everyone who contributed a line, and to everyone who made our poem a part of their National Poetry Month festivities. And thanks to Matt for inviting us to challenge ourselves with found song lyrics... I'm surprised and impressed that everyone rose to this challenge... well done!

I've loved getting a peek inside everyone's music lives this month. I knew better than to think too much about my own song choice, because who knows where the poem will be when it finds me? But as soon as I read Liz's line, I knew what to do: ask my husband, who is a living, breathing jukebox! :)

We first started brainstorming lines that start with "Let's," because here we are at the end of the journey with Liz's "two"... we thought of "Let's stay together" and "Let's sing a song that makes the whole world happy"... but ideally this line will have some movement to help bring us more firmly to a close, to set up Donna's final line... and then we thought of "Let's Dance" by David Bowie! My favorite line in that song is the one about "this serious moonlight" -- which brings our poem firmly to the end of day, which is great! And the longer line allowed me to echo what Carol did back on the 16th. I look forward to reading Donna's closing line.

A big thanks to all who have been a part of this one! We still need a title, should anyone have an idea... xo

Progressive Poem 2019

Endless summer; I can see for miles…
Fun, fun, fun – and the whole world smiles.
No time for school- just time to play,
we swim the laughin’ sea each and every day.

You had only to rise, lean from your window,
the curtain opens on a portrait of today.
Kodachrome greens, dazzling blue,
it’s the chance of a lifetime,

make it last forever–ready? Set? Let’s Go!
Come, we’ll take a walk, the sun is shining down
Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes
Tomorrow’s here. It’s called today.

Gonna get me a piece o’ the sky.
I wanna fly like an eagle, to the sea
and there’s a tiger in my veins.
Oh won’t you come with me waltzing the waves,
diving the deep?

It’s not easy to know
less than one minute old
we’re closer now than light years to go
To the land where the honey runs

…we can be anyone we want to be…
There’s no stopping curiosity.
What’s so amazing that keeps us stargazing
Looking for a sign of life

You’re simply the best
Hold my hand and we’ll be free
Have faith in you and the things you do
Multiply life by the power of two.

Let's sway -- under the moonlight, this serious moonlight

Here is a list of line sources:

L1 The Who, ‘I Can See for Miles’/The Beach Boys, ‘Endless Summer’
L2 The Beach Boys, ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’/Dean Martin, ‘When You’re Smiling’
L3 The Jamies, ‘Summertime, Summertime’
L4 The Doors, Summer’s Almost Gone’/Led Zeppelin ‘Good Times, Bad Times’
L5 Ray Bradbury, “Dandelion Wine”
L6 Joni Mitchell, “Chelsea Morning”
L7 Paul Simon, “Kodachrome,” “Dazzling Blue”
L8 Dan Fogelberg, “Run for the Roses”
L9 Spice Girls, “Wannabe”/Will Smith, “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It”
L10 The Beatles, “Good Day Sunshine”
L11 The Carpenters, “Top of the World”
L12 Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Underneath the Lovely London Sky” from Mary Poppins Returns
L13 Carole King, “Hi-de-ho (That Old Sweet Roll)”
L14 Steve Miller, “Fly Like An Eagle”
L15 Don Felder, “Wild Life”
L16 Nowleen Leeroy, “Song of the Sea” (lullaby)
L17 Sara Bareilles, “She Used to Be Mine” from WAITRESS
L18 Stevie Wonder, “Isn’t She Lovely”
L19 R.E.M., “Find the River”
L20 Carole King, “Way Over Yonder”
L21 Mint Juleps, “Groovin” by the Young Rascals
L22 Jack Johnson, “Upside Down”
L23 Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) “Rainbow Connection” from the Muppet Movie
L24 The Foo Fighters, “Learning to Fly”
L25 Tina Turner, “The Best”
L26 The Partridge Family, “Summer Days”
L27 The Pointer Sister’s, “We Are Family”
L28 Indigo Girls, “Power of Two”L29 David Bowie, "Let's Dance"
and the list of poets contributing lines this year:
 <div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">1 Matt @<a href="https://mattforrest.wordpress.com/&qu... style="color: black;">Radio, Rhythm and Rhyme</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">2 Kat @<a href="https://katswhiskers.wordpress.com/bl... style="color: black;">Kathryn Apel</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">3 Kimberly @<a href="https://kimberlyhutmacherwrites.blogs... style="color: black;">KimberlyHutmacherWrites</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">4 Jone @<a href="https://deowriter.wordpress.com/&quot... style="color: black;">DeoWriter</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">5 Linda @<a href="https://www.teacherdance.org/"&g... style="color: black;">TeacherDance</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">6 Tara @<a href="https://goingtowalden.wordpress.com/&... style="color: black;">Going to Walden</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">7 Ruth @<a href="http://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsak... style="color: black;">thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">8 Mary Lee @<a href="http://readingyear.blogspot.com/&quot... style="color: black;">A Year of Reading</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">9 Rebecca @<a href="http://rebeccaherzog.blogspot.com/&qu... style="color: black;">Rebecca Herzog</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">10 Janet F. @<a href="http://www.irenelatham.blogspot.com/&... style="color: black;">Live Your Poem</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">11 Dani @<a href="https://doingtheworkthatmatters.com/a... style="color: black;">Doing the Work that Matters</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">12 Margaret @<a href="https://reflectionsontheteche.com/&qu... style="color: black;">Reflections on the Teche</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">13 Doraine @<a href="http://dorireads.blogspot.com/"&... style="color: black;">Dori Reads</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">14 Christie @<a href="https://wonderingandwondering.wordpre... style="color: black;">Wondering and Wandering</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">15 Robyn @<a href="http://www.robynhoodblack.com/blog&qu... style="color: black;">Life on the Deckle Edge</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">16 Carol @<a href="https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.c... style="color: black;">Beyond LiteracyLink</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">17 Amy @<a href="http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/"&... style="color: black;">The Poem Farm</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">18 Linda @<a href="http://awordedgewiselindamitchell.blo... style="color: black;">A Word Edgewise</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">19 Heidi @<a href="http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot... style="color: black;">my juicy little universe</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">20 Buffy @<a href="http://buffysilverman.com/blog/"... style="color: black;">Buffy's Blog</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">21 Michelle @<a href="https://moreart4all.wordpress.com/&qu... style="color: black;">Michelle Kogan</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">22 Catherine @<a href="https://readingtothecore.wordpress.co... style="color: black;">Reading to the Core</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">23 Penny @<a href="https://pennyklostermann.com/blog-a-p... style="color: black;">a penny and her jots</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">24 Tabatha @<a href="https://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/&q... style="color: black;">The Opposite of Indifference</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">25 Jan @<a href="https://bookseedstudio.wordpress.com/... style="color: black;">Bookseestudio</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">26 Linda @<a href="https://lindakulptrout.blogspot.com/&... style="color: black;">Write Time</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">27 Sheila @<a href="http://sheilarenfro.blogspot.com/&quo... style="color: black;">Sheila Renfro</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">28 Liz @<a href="https://elizabethsteinglass.com/blog/... style="color: black;">Elizabeth Steinglass</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">29 Irene @<a href="http://www.irenelatham.blogspot.com/&... style="color: black;">Live Your Poem</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">30 Donna @<a href="http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/&quo... style="color: black;">Mainely Write</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div>

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Published on April 28, 2019 22:00

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "Anticipation" by Irene Latham

Hello and welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.
Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon "The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt"To a Sunflower" after Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh"Only in Summer" after The Yellow Boat by Gustave Caillebotte"Wish I May, Wish I Might" after Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh"The Guitarist" after Girl in Yellow and Blue with a Guitar by Henri Matisse"First Day of Autumn" after Wheat Fields with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh
Today's piece is "Woman with a Yellow Jacket" by August Macke. I decided my focus would be on the young girl (daughter?) beside the woman in the yellow jacket... at first I thought she was shy, and then I remembered this is to be a happy poem... and so I flipped it to be about anticipation of what's inside that door. (What's happier than anticipation?)

Anticipation- after Woman in a Yellow Jacket by August Macke
she pullsher motherwith her
as she hurlstoward the open door –
two cometmeltinginto the sun
-Irene Latham

Be sure to visit Liz Steinglass for the latest line in our Progressive Poem... and tomorrow is MY day! Yay!

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April 27, 2019

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "Last Day of Summer" by Irene Latham

Hello and welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.
Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon "The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt"To a Sunflower" after Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
"Only in Summer" after The Yellow Boat by Gustave Caillebotte
"Wish I May, Wish I Might" after Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh
"The Guitarist" after Girl in Yellow and Blue with a Guitar by Henri Matisse

Today's piece is "Wheat Fields with Cypresses" by Vincent van Gogh.

Last Day of Summer- after “Wheat Fields with Cypresses” by Vincent van Gogh
It's true: soongreen hills will fade to brown
but cypress knowstoday is not a day to cry –
not when cotton candy swirls the sky
and wheat fields wavetheir golden hands,goodbye, goodbye!
- Irene Latham
ETA: I think a better title for the poem might be "Last Day of Summer." Always editing....

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Published on April 27, 2019 03:30

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "First Day of Autumn" by Irene Latham

Hello and welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.
Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon "The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt"To a Sunflower" after Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
"Only in Summer" after The Yellow Boat by Gustave Caillebotte
"Wish I May, Wish I Might" after Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh
"The Guitarist" after Girl in Yellow and Blue with a Guitar by Henri Matisse

Today's piece is "Wheat Fields with Cypresses" by Vincent van Gogh.

First Day of Autumn- after “Wheat Fields with Cypresses” by Vincent van Gogh
It's true: soongreen hills will fade to brown
but cypress knowstoday is not a day to cry –
not when cotton candy swirls the sky
and wheat fields wavetheir golden hands,goodbye, goodbye!
- Irene Latham
ETA: I think a better title for the poem might be "Last Day of Summer." Always editing....

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April 26, 2019

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "The Guitarist" by Irene Latham

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! How can it be the last Friday of the month, already??! Be sure to visit Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink for Roundup.
I've been quite busy with travel and puppy and revising a verse novel (sci-fi adventure, coming 2021!) and of course, ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post. This has been one of my favorite themes for sure, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm gonna miss it! Not a bad way to start each day, with a happy dose of yellow.... though the videos drove me a little crazy, especially for the first half of the month when they featured my face... I am MUCH happier with the i-movies I'm creating now, using the art and audio. Whew. I knew I would learn something about video this month, and I did. I'm still the shy girl I've always been. :)
Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon "The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt"To a Sunflower" after Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
"Only in Summer" after The Yellow Boat by Gustave Caillebotte
"Wish I May, Wish I Might" after Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh

Today's piece is "Girl in Yellow and Blue with a Guitar" by Henri Matisse. I drew on my own experience as a cellist for this one... and also my memories of the early years of playing piano, of which my grandmother said I couldn't pass by the piano without playing it. And... American Idol! Alejandro, anyone??! Paul and I love watching the show. :)

The Guitarist- after “Girl in Yellow and Blue with a Guitar” by Henri Matisse
I strum across morning –I thrum for cardinalsand for squirrels.How the strings buzz!
Across the bridgeof afternoon, my fingersdon't stop plucking,picking, twanging.Dogs sing along.
As night noodles in,my notes call to frogsand crickets, who rub their own happy tunes.
And then we all rest –the dogs, the crickets,me and my guitar –every single one of usdreamingof the next day's song.
- Irene Latham

Thanks so much for reading. Be sure to visit Linda at Write Time for the latest in our Progressive Poem! We're almost to the end!

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April 25, 2019

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "Wish I May, Wish I Might' by Irene Latham

Welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.
Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon "The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt"To a Sunflower" after Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh"Only in Summer" after The Yellow Boat by Gustave Caillebotte
Today's piece is "Starry Night Over the Rhone" by Vincent van Gogh.

Wish I May, Wish I Might-after "Starry Night over the Rhone" by Vincent van Gogh
Be bewitchedmeet delight –
stroll along inkspill waters
to witness streetlightskissing the river –
they are fishing
for wishes.

- Irene Latham

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Published on April 25, 2019 03:30

April 24, 2019

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "Only in Summer" by Irene Latham

Welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.

Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh
"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall
"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon
"The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt
"To a Sunflower" after Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh

Today's piece is "The Yellow Boat" by Gustave Caillebotte. What is happier than a yellow boat?!

Only in Summer
- after “The Yellow Boat" by Gustave Caillebotte
Take one yellow boatready to drift sail float
add a sea of sweet deep water –
find a sailorready to don his hat
and finally (finally!)leave the harbor
to breathe savor discoverthe briny flavor of adventure. <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } </style> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ahoy!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">- Irene Latham </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-6BRABO..." width="560"></iframe> <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pBWensvqln..." imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="672" height="228" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pBWensvqln..." width="320" /></a></div>Be sure to visit Tabatha at <a href="https://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/&q... Opposite Of Indifference </a>for the latest line in our Progressive Poem!</div>

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April 23, 2019

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "To a Sunflower"

Welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.

Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh
"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall
"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon
"The Letter" after The Letter by Mary Cassatt

Today's piece is Sunflowers (F457) by Vincent van Gogh -- which is kind of intimidating, because his series of sunflower paintings are so well known. And: what can I possibly say about sunflowers that hasn't already been said? This has definitely been the hardest one to write so far this month. But I only allow myself one hour... here's were I landed.

To A Sunflower- after "Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh
O big bloomer,you, who won't be ignored –
your boldness reminds meto face the sun, no matter the hour
your bright face inspires meto smile at everything –
clouds, rain and even bees,those busy flyers
who buzz around dressed in your colors,
worshipping you as I do,  <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">summer's happy golden queen.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">- Irene Latham</div> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bPS7-KV..." width="560"></iframe> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XQlFnfHIw_..." imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="672" height="228" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XQlFnfHIw_..." width="320" /></a>Be sure to visit Penny at <a href="https://pennyklostermann.com/blog-a-p... penny and her jots</a> for the latest line in our Progressive Poem!

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Published on April 23, 2019 03:30

April 22, 2019

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "The Letter" by Irene Latham

Welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.

Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh
"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall
"A Dream of Yellow" after Tree Against a Yellow Background by Odilon Redon

Today's piece is The Letter by Mary Cassatt. As a longtime lover of mail -- it's what happens when you move around a lot -- this piece makes me very happy to look at. And so, here you go...

The Letterafter "The Letter" by Mary Cassatt
Hi, I writeto my friend who lives in a differenttown.
How are you?
I am fine.Except ...I miss you all the time.
I sign my name.I fold stuff seal.
I imagine my friendreading this letter –
right awayI feel better!
- Irene Latham

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Published on April 22, 2019 03:30

April 21, 2019

ARTSPEAK: Happy! poem "A Dream of Yellow" by Irene Latham

Happy Easter!!

Welcome to ARTSPEAK: Happy! my 2019 National Poetry Month poem a day project, in which I am responding to pieces of art that make me happy. Read why in my introductory post.

Poems so far: Girl in a Yellow Dress after "A Girl in a Yellow Dress, 1917" by Amedeo Modigliani When the Stars Come to Town after "Cafe Terrace at Night" by Vincent van Gogh On a Golden Day in May after "Checkered House" by Grandma Moses Beach Time after "Children Playing on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt The Weight of Happiness after "Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera By the Sea "Coastal Scene with Gulls" by Maud Lewis Sister Song after an untitled piece by Henry DargerTwo Cows after "2 Cows" by Maud Lewis Girl in Hat after "Girl in Hat" by Norman Lewis Backstage after "Dancers in Green and Yellow" by Edgar Degas. "So Many Suns" after Kohbar of Mithila"To an Olive Tree" after Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun by Vincent van Gogh"Three Black Cats" after Three Black Cats by Maud Lewis"When Grandma Reads" after Mrs. Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Mary Cassatt"On a June Afternoon" after Pigeon on a Peach Branch by Emperor Huizong"On the Water" after On the Water by Mary Cassatt"Autumn Prayer" after Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh
"Julie Manet with Cat" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
"When a Horse Writes a Poem" after Horse Head on a Yellow Background 1953 by Fernand Leger."Fiddle Song" after The Fiddler by Marc Chagall

Today's piece is Tree Against a Yellow Background" by Odilon Redon.

A Dream of Yellow
-after “Tree Against a Yellow Background" by Odilon Redon.
You and mein a yellow season,all leaf-flutter, sky aflame.
We walk togetheralong a pathwe cleared in summer,
and now trees whisper, yellowbreeze sings a sunshine song.
We learn yellowis yet another word  <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">for love. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">- Irene Latham</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DkX-ugV..." width="560"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yvADzqz038..." imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="672" height="228" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yvADzqz038..." width="320" /></a> Be sure to visit <a href="https://moreart4all.wordpress.com/&qu... Kogan</a> for the latest line in our Progressive Poem.

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Published on April 21, 2019 03:30

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