Artists in the Classroom

Cherry

By Philip Sidney

Wed, 31 Dec 2014
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16 comments
 

He scowls at the back

Carves his name in the desk

Sneers in your face

Spits on the floor

Prowls from the room

Read what he scrawled:

Caravaggio.

 

She wears flowers in her hair

Frowns as she draws

Laughs to herself

Holds your gaze with a glare

Unflinching and bold

Call out her name:

Frida.

 

She walks with a limp

Writes off the line

Misses most days

Looks in your eyes

Sees to the pain

Write her report:

Dorothea Lange.

 

He stands on his chair

Wipes mud from his boots

Flicks it around

Whoops uncontrolled

Runs through the door

Who is that boy?

Jackson Pollock.

Certificate PG
Poem

Comments

Submitted by Geoff Smith on

This is good fun Philip  - I guess we were all there at some point. Nice idea.

Thanks for reading. I am grateful for your time.

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thanks Geoff, who knows what those awkward ones will grow into...

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Helen

I like the way you have made the artists into people with their personalities picked out in only a few lines. Beautifully done.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thank you Jean.

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Got me googling the names! I like the idea of looking back to the possible youth of someone, and also projecting forward to adulthood possibilities. The older you get, the more your mind can guess a little of lifestyles' futures and dangers etc . Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thank you Rhiannon, glad it caught your interest.  

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

A masterpiece, Philip.  smiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Aww, thanks Tina :)

Submitted by Sooz006 on

I'm more into prose than poetry and rarely cross to the dark side. But I really like this. The idea is clever. You capture visuals by using a few words carefully. This is skillful and well written. 

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thank you Sooz!

Submitted by Bee on

This is neat.

Bee

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thanks Bee.

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thanks Bee.

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thanks Bee.

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Nice pen portraits Philip. I like the idea of placing them in the class room. Quite a class.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Thanks Parson, i needed a reminder that difficult children have something else going on.