Mary Beth Magee

Member since February 21, 2024

Member for 2 years, 3 months

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My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh

Posted Jul 10, 2024 · 24 lines · 7 critiques

I stood at the museum wall
And gazed upon the paintings there.
Powerful strokes and mighty lines
Showing me what the artists share.

I stood as one frozen in time,
And tried to contact Van Gogh’s heart.
"Dearest Vincent, master fine,
You rewrote the world’s view on art.

Tell me why you turned your back on
The traditions, set and followed
By those the art world built upon.
Your works upset their rules, hallowed."

“I only painted what I saw,
The way the world appeared to me.

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Some thought I broke an artist’s law
But I had to paint truth, you see.”

Had I indeed heard Vincent’s words
Or only dreamed his humble mien?
In that moment, time felt blurred
And my heart said, “It could have been.”

Call it madness or say “surreal,”
It made my Van Gogh pathway clear.
His paintings took on new appeal
Once I had shared that moment dear.

Mary Beth Magee’s timeline

February 2025
21 Fri

Anniversary
One year of membership
July 2024
31 Wed

Critiqued
"Conversation With..." by @Hon
"Well done"
31 Wed

Critiqued
"Conversations With Dad (posthumusly )" by @Candlewitch
"Our fathers are so often our first heroes."
31 Wed

Critiqued
"A conversation with…" by @Ruby Lord
"You break my heart, Ruby."
31 Wed

Critiqued
"My Conversation with a Famous Poet" by @Mr joghe
"Your message draws me in."
31 Wed

Critiqued
"My Nightly Conversations" by @Clentin
"Thank you for sharing your perspective with us."
16 Tue

Received a critique
on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @Jane A. Rug
"I share your revulsion of one strong emotion, that festered within myself against ditto, especially as a younger person, when incessant bullying assailed my socially withdrawn (a gave introvert a new name and face) dimi…"
11 Thu

Received a critique
on My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh from @Lavender
"Hello, Mary Beth, Did you really see an original? I can only imagine the aura and essence you felt! So wonderful! Thank you for sharing this experience. L"
11 Thu

Received a critique
on My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh from @Candlewitch
"Thank you for allowing me to see Van Gogh's artistry and life through your enchanted glasses! i was spell bound for the entire poem. I bet he would have found you to be an excellent conversationalist! *hugs, Cat"
11 Thu

Received a critique
on My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh from @RoseBlack
"This stood out as Van Gogh was one of my oldest daughters early artistic inspirations. I love how you had a conversation with him and made it feel real. Good job."
10 Wed

Posted a poem
My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh
"I stood at the museum wall"
Open thread 24 lines
09 Tue

Received a critique
on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @kowque
"Print out this poem and slip it under my neighbour's door? Hehehehe"
June 2024
28 Fri

Received a critique
on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @Candlewitch
"Steven and I just watched the U.S. Presidential Debate (which we recorded) and witnessed both hate and indifference. I will not go into my personal opinions, here. I will only say that hate has no place in this business…"
28 Fri

Received a critique
on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @kowque
28 Fri

Received a critique
on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @kowque
23 Sun

Posted a poem
H8mongers Need Not Apply
"Take your hate-filled rhetoric and hide under a rock with it."
Open thread 19 lines
19 Wed

Posted a poem
Revised Bucket List
"When I was young, I made a list"
Open thread 24 lines
19 Wed

Critiqued
"June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago" by @Jane A. Rug
"Jane, you baffled the AI! I love it. Now to your poem. I love your message, but I fear the length may cost you readers. Everything you say in these lines is precious truth and needs to be read, but may be missed due to…"
19 Wed

Critiqued
"Living With Depression (Updated)" by @Candlewitch
"I’d consider it more “distilled into pure truth.” I am so happy to know you have a better life now. You deserve it."
18 Tue

New follower
@mark
16 Sun

Critiqued
"Living With Depression (Updated)" by @Candlewitch
"You have an amazing talent for bringing a big topic in pin-point focus. You captured the presence of depression so well, but you left me with a dilemma. It is perfect as is, yet I wanted it to keep going because I recog…"
15 Sat

Posted a poem
Too Little, So Much
"I have spent it all, every bit"
Open thread 16 lines
12 Wed

Contest commendation
Summer Image Prompt Challenge

with "Abandoned".
05 Wed

Posted a poem
Abandoned
"She bobbed there in the gentle swell,"
Open thread 24 lines
May 2024
23 Thu

Posted a poem
Finding My Hero
"Locked in the basement of my mind,"
Open thread 17 lines
23 Thu

Posted a poem
Pieces
"You’ve left pieces of your heart around the planet."
Open thread 10 lines
05 Sun

Posted a poem
Far From Home
"The lights of the parking lot shine into the room,"
Open thread 20 lines
04 Sat

New follower
@Clentin
03 Fri

Posted a poem
The Couple
"The Couple"
Open thread 17 lines
02 Thu

Posted a poem
One Golden Horse
"Scarlet saddle blanket rests soft and plush,"
Open thread 16 lines
April 2024
30 Tue

Contest commendation
04/24 Waiting In Line

with "The Last Time".
28 Sun

Posted a poem
Share with Me
"The cookie I prefer to eat"
Open thread 12 lines
20 Sat

Posted a poem
Floating
"I remember how it feels to levitate,"
Open thread 23 lines
15 Mon

Highest posting month
April 2024 — 6 poems
March 2024
29 Fri

First critique offered
on "2:23am" by @zach
22 Fri

Contest commendation
Early Spring Image Contest

with "The Visitor".
22 Fri

First contest commendation
Early Spring Image Contest

with the poem "The Visitor".
13 Wed

First publication
The Visitor
13 Wed

Most-discussed work
The Visitor

16 critiques to date.
February 2024
21 Wed

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 20 days later.

About Me

About me

Poet/author/speaker eager to share the beauty of words with others. Southern by birth, Christian by God’s grace. Mother, grandmother, people lover.

Location: MS

Favorite Poets

Too many to name. I love so many genres and styles of poetry

how could I limit myself to just a few favorites?

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Contest Wins

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Earn A Poem Workshop 2	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2023-11-16	Closed to new participants (and underway)

One year of membership

"Conversation With..." by @Hon

"Conversations With Dad (posthumusly )" by @Candlewitch

"A conversation with…" by @Ruby Lord

"My Conversation with a Famous Poet" by @Mr joghe

"My Nightly Conversations" by @Clentin

on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @Jane A. Rug

on My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh from @Lavender

on My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh from @Candlewitch

on My Talk with Vincent Van Gogh from @RoseBlack

on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @kowque

on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @Candlewitch

on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @kowque

on H8mongers Need Not Apply from @kowque

"June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago" by @Jane A. Rug

"Living With Depression (Updated)" by @Candlewitch

"Living With Depression (Updated)" by @Candlewitch

April 2024 — 6 poems

on "2:23am" by @zach

Membership begins

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