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Magritte in the Morning

green apples are time-bound
illusions, handcuffs to an ancient
art; we share a common
ancestor, out on a limb

a butterfly doesn't know the scent
of ripe papaya nor how the orchid
lives in the sky, we live between
this taste inside our mouths, hungering
for kisses that bring us to our knees,
our shadows breathe and the
landscape changes, plastic bubbles and
empires of light,

wondering which pieces of us fit together,
the two of us standing close enough,
muslin sheets covering our faces,
delusions of grandeur.

— Kailashana, Jan 30, 2010

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Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 4 months ago

Toppled Ann with love.

OH how we can see, we can see through the veils of muslin better than any of Magritte's paintings, this green apple, the bite of which is in its own sour mystery, juicy, plastic bubbles. I would love to see the panting of it on the wall of a great Cathedral, a 'collage' projected with coloured lights and the intimate prayer sheets illustrated with it. That would be fun. And what wonderful delusions,I stride onto this page dressed in robes from the Empires and go on along the limb, along the limb right to the very tip to FALL over the edge into the sea of ancient art. Boedica (forgotten how to spell this name) comes to mind. Salvador Dali would do it more justice perhaps. Toppled Ann with love.
Seren

Seren

16 years 4 months ago

Breathtaking write … these

Breathtaking write ... these last words smash me ... delusions of grandeur. love and biggest hugs Jayne-Chloe x x x
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Orphani

16 years 4 months ago

In this poem my dear Anna

The way I see this poem ; my dear Anna puts forward the idea of Rene Magritte that art, and life are 0ffer illusory perceptions that we become tuned to through our needs and desires .Our individualities that impose upon us their unique perspective of reality. The key words are delusion and illusion. One is a false belief and the other means to mislead the senses. An exploration through some brillant metaphors and imagery. A thought provoking poem dear in which you imerse yourself and your reader. B
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 4 months ago

Thank you all for reading.

Thank you all for reading. This poem has an amazing background. I awakened with the title and the rest wrote itself. I posted it to PoetryChaikhana and found out that one of the poets had visited the Magritte museum. What we don't all know is how our minds are exquisitely connected. After all, we all seem to live in the same reality, different bubbles of perception. Love, Anna "What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pine