Monday 12 April 2010

Against The Dearth Of Monday Poems


Espresso
in a red cup
with spring green saucer

Café Diglas
Wollzeile

I tried to think of a suitable
"Monday Poem" -
all I could think of were
those vibrant colours
of the Golden Hour
I had walked through
on that Friday evening,
and finally, looking at this
unusual cup and saucer set
my after-dinner coffee
had been served in,
I thought of Mark Rothko's "No. 12" -
a painting titled "Red and Yellow" -
and one with the colours Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green -
the title of which I don't remember.
The vibrancy of those colours
resonated so well
with those that I had encountered
that evening.

Alas, no poem would volunteer,
so I opted for a video instead,
here ->Mark Rothko,
posted by Inex2012 on Youtube.
Enjoy!

London Plane Tree
Platanus x acerifolia
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz

Photographs
taken on
9 April 2010
© by Merisi

20 comments:

  1. I've tried and tried to 'see' something in Rothko's work but it doesn't happen for me...guess I don't have the right eye.I always think of the little boy shouting that the Emperor is naked. But in yours...well; honesty, beauty and poetry, always.

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  2. William Carlos Williams' The Red Wheelbarrow is what came to my mind.

    so much depends
    upon

    a red wheel
    barrow

    glazed with rain
    water

    beside the white
    chickens.

    There is a certain Ding an Sich-ness (if I'm spelling that correctly) to your photo that is similar to the poem.

    And the Rothko is a treat!

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  3. Love the light in the second picture. Such a peaceful way to begin Monday.

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  4. Beautiful eye popping colors! Sometimes they just speak louder than words.

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  5. Yellow and red. Lovely together.

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  6. Beautiful colours, so right for your blog.. very cheery. :-)

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  7. Espresso in a tulip. It's so vibrant.

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  8. I really like your writings and the colors you share are so wonderful.

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  9. Please could you send me an espresso in a red cup with a spring green saucer?!

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  10. Ah...a tone poem, in more ways than one!

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  11. Ah, that bright cup and saucer would be as wonderful as the coffee to jump start my day!

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  12. Fun, makes me want to go purchase new bright coloured cups and saucers for my morning Cafe' Mocha~ Splendid!

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  13. I swear it was reminding my of something and then...
    Rothko! Of course! That is one of my favorite pieces. He's definitely in my top 5. There are a few at MOCA in Downtown LA and love to just stand there and get enveloped!

    Thanks for sharing the video!
    (um, can you tell I got a little excited there?)

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  14. Moannie,
    I see pixels bleeding out from their native place, then surreptitiously assembling in rectangles, sorted by colour, but failing to create clean lines ("failure" which would only make them giggle loudly if it where pointed out to them - they are quite mischievious!).
    ;-)

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  15. William Carlos Williams' The Red Wheelbarrow -
    so much depends
    upon

    a red wheel
    barrow

    glazed with rain
    water

    beside the white
    chickens.


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    Yes, thank you, Vicki,
    I agree! Beautiful always.

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  16. hexe,
    I am glad I was able to share that magic moment!

    willow,
    I agree! :-)


    Charles Gramlich,
    always, aren't they?
    Ever noticed how often they are used in
    connection with food? ;-)


    Anne in Oxfordshire,
    thank you! :-)

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  17. Tracy,
    "Espresso in a tulip" -
    Tracy, you are a poet! :-)


    L. D. Burgus,
    thank you,
    you are very kind! :-)


    the mother of this lot,
    it should be knocking at your door this very instant!
    :-)

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  18. ds,
    nature know how to rhyme
    in more ways than one! ;-)

    RNSANE,
    funny thing is the waiter apologized for the green saucer, there was no red one left, he said (I had asked for a red cup *smile*). Serendipity!


    Mary Howell Cromer,
    do you have a Crate and Barrel store nearby? ;-)

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  19. Cobalt Violet,
    that's so wonderful!
    Now I am excited too. :-)))

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  20. RNSane,
    besides the great looking cup,
    the coffee was excellent.
    If I remember it right, Diglas uses the Viennese NABER brand.

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