Tuesday, 24 May 2011

facade

Banquet Scene with a Lute Player by Nicolas Tournier, 1625















my eye glass made my eyes pop out
in the dinner table
everyone is doing their own thing
but I have to find my eyes
not to see better
but to have a presentable look
I can't have that pirated facade
we all look like the prisoners that we are
trapped in the eternal vacuum
of trapped souls

"her lute, it ensnares me, ridicules me,
and also lets me evolve"
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21 comments:

  1. Brian Miller24 May 2011 at 19:47

    nice...music can do all that and more...the pirate look is kinda cool though...

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  2. Fiducia24 May 2011 at 23:58

    Wow...love this facade....the pirated look would arouse suspicions and inhibitions..dealt the theme with the best choice of words...

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  3. Kavita25 May 2011 at 11:11

    (sigh).. looks do hold a lot of weight... don't they? The things we do to maintain that!!

    A nice read, Gautami!

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  4. The Reason You Come25 May 2011 at 11:22

    He's vain, isn't he? He can't look unpresentable. I like your take!

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  5. Timoteo25 May 2011 at 14:04

    I love the last two lines!

    P.S. I want to see more than your eyes.

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  6. Ann Grenier25 May 2011 at 14:40

    I love your take on this prompt, Gautami. I agree.

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  7. Madeleine Begun Kane26 May 2011 at 00:58

    I enjoyed your imaginative take on that photo.

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  8. Steve Isaak26 May 2011 at 09:43

    Solid, interesting - in a good way - piece.

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  9. Claudia26 May 2011 at 10:16

    yes - seems like they're all doing their own thing..

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  10. Claudia26 May 2011 at 10:16

    ..and i too love the last two lines

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  11. thingy26 May 2011 at 12:58

    Yeah, what a poser. Good one, Gautami.

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  12. Kati patrianoceu26 May 2011 at 14:04

    wow, this kind of made me sad...

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  13. emily wierenga26 May 2011 at 19:56

    we all look like the prisoners we are....

    love how you connected this with the glass eye. well done, friend.

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  14. Joybird26 May 2011 at 20:46

    i love the story you infused into this painting, you brought it to life. This was fun. Do it again, do it again.

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  15. izzy27 May 2011 at 05:11

    Yes I wondered if he was finding smears
    on those glasses! and without the music
    that crew could be a bore! Thanks-

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  16. Shanae Branham27 May 2011 at 08:52

    You chose a great picture to go with your poem. Thanks for the nice comment.
    Cheers,
    Shanae
    My Blog

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  17. Jingle30 May 2011 at 10:27

    smart magpie.

    music do many wonders.
    Cheers,

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  18. Andy30 May 2011 at 17:06

    I love the direction you took this in.

    Nicely done, Gautami!

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  19. mindlovemisery31 May 2011 at 05:36

    I like the concept of being trapped in a vacuum I can relate to the sensation. Being judged on appearances is frustrating

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  20. Tumblewords:1 June 2011 at 19:58

    Totally interesting!!

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  21. Ioannis Passalis8 June 2011 at 07:00

    Have been through that before. You evoke an exact memory of that experience!

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