Tinker Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 The Crystal Vessel Etched upon a crystal vase these words round the base, "Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them."*. Resting gently inside the vessel are long strong stems and rising above the mouth, ringed by dainty baby's breath and fanned by the forest's green lace, are tight rosy buds that have begun to ease open, to bloom passionate pastels with velvet grace, soon to fade and fall. In my mind, no denying, living things, lovely in their dying. ~~Judi Van Gorder *David Hume 1711-1776 Of Tragedy Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Muchly enjoyed Judi. A Keatsian appreciation of transience and paradox in the mindset. Particularly enjoyed the structure and progression of the write. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Judi, the poem is concise, succinct. It's more than a still life; your own quote at the end seems to strangely coincide with and contradict Hume's philosophical expression near the beginning. Very nice work. Now, where would you get such a vase, and who's been bringing you flowers? Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Circle of life. "Lovely in their dying". Your way is better. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Lush imagery, sonically pleasing. - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelJosol Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On top of the beautiful description of the vase is a powerful ending. I love the poem. Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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