An artist is a poet is an artist...Incorporation of art and poetry creates illumination of the human experience.
right: an illuminated manuscript of the 13th century narrative poem, Roman de la Rose
Artistry of a Poet's Hand
A fine gold nib gently fits
into a feathered pen.
The well of silver and crystal accepts colorful ink,
carefully poured by the hand of a poet.
This artisan of words dips the golden nib
into the well, slides it along the neck,
allowing excess fluid to gracefully drip
off its gilded edge.
The poet reflects on placement of each word,
and touching nib to parchment,
propels the filled pen to stroke left, then right,
forming each letter with deliberate flourish.
Ornate illuminations of richly hued imagery
in crimson, amethyst, and beryl green,
penned along the borders of the page,
elegantly coalesce genius with beauty:
WHAT NO BIRO !
ReplyDeleteIf only.....in my case it's usually a good piece of paper spoiled.
ReplyDeleteHa! your Highness, no Biro. I wrote this while studying medieval manuscripts and practicing calligraphy on parchment paper. The artistry and alternative stories in the margins are intriguing. K of C, often, your artwork has a look of medieval iconography.
ReplyDeleteShug, an old adage: one man's spoils are another's treasure!
OI!
ReplyDeletei don't like BIROS
Iam surounded by non biro land
I think you guest that!
I hope you like my song
its a bit for you and all the spiraleptics X
A lovely song, your Highness! It took a long time to download from my home computer, so I only heard half of it, though. I'll give it a listen tomorrow morning.. and hear the grand finale! There IS a grand finale, right? ; )
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