Category Archives: Poetry and Art

Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) poetry by Charles Baudelaire (French, 1821-1867) Portrait of Lola de Valence, 1862-63 Art Institute of Chicago   On Manet’s Picture “Lola of Valencia” Amongst the myriad flowers on beauty’s stem It’s hard to choose. Such crowds … Continue reading →

  LEFÈVRE, Robert Pauline as Daphne Fleeing from Apollo c. 1810 Oil on canvas, 119 x 105 cm Private collection He who pours himself out like a stream is acknowledged at last by Knowledge; and she leads him enchanted through … Continue reading →

Intense and amorous Is the endless battle Of your life presently Without your favorite belt Which in a moment of passion You’ve forgotten Yes Heather I understand Your clever hints Irresistible one back To the woods we go   inspired by … Continue reading →

UNKNOWN WEAVER, French Sight c. 1500 Wool and silk, 300 x 303 cm Musée de Cluny, Paris IV  The Sonnets To Orpheus Oh this beast is the one that never was. They didn’t know that; unconcerned, they had loved its … Continue reading →

oh beautiful one your smile intoxicates   no matter how hidden by lotus flowers — Gosvami

76. O girl with the beautiful thighs, when will Lord Krishna, who floods me with an ocean of bliss, happily decorate You with many kinds of flowers on the splendid lake shore crowded with blossoming flowers and forests full of … Continue reading →

              Text 76 On the shore Of the splendid lake Bees humming Within this grove Filled with multitudes Of blossoming flowers Filled with the joy of you You of beautiful ornaments Of beautiful thighs … Continue reading →

Ponytailed Erinys                       The greyness when It gets late brings The challenge of reality In the form of The Washburn Cheerleader Ponytailed Erinys returning Erinys who walks in darkness Who … Continue reading →

Margo Reed Kennedy . Sigh Stephane Mallarme   My soul falls to your cheeks, oh calm sister, Which autumn has splashed with freckles And, like a white fountain in a melancholy garden Sighing faithfully toward the azure, climbs To the … Continue reading →