Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: "Today, we’d like to challenge you to write [a] sad poem [that] achieves sadness through simplicity." Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt: "For today’s prompt, pick a painter, make him or her the title of your poem, and then, write your poem." Okay, here goes ... merging the two prompts on one of my favorite artists, a master of surrealism, dada, and hyperreal painting. Salvador Dali
This was a tough assignment, melding these two prompts, because Dali was not a melancholy or somber person. Yet there has always seemed, to me, a sadness under the cultivated craziness of Dali's eyes. It occurred to me that a somonka, a conversation in paired tankas, might make it possible to bridge what I'm seeing as two sides of Dali, or perhaps his inside and outside, the fireworks and a possible shyness. Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. To comment, look for a red line below that starts Posted by, then click once on the word comments in that line. If you don’t find the word “comments” in that line, then look for a blue link below that says Post a comment and click it once. Thanks! Ingat, everyone. ヅ |
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I like this, Vince - the somonka form was an inspired choice. I wasn't familiar with the painting, but it is very intriguing. You may like my poem response to those dual prompts. I chose Frida Kahlo because I always thought there was an element of sadness in her work, probably in part due her lifelong battle with chronic pain, and her tumultuous relationship with Diego Rivera. See my blog for the poem and the painting that inspired it.
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