To see some gorgeous photos of waterlilies on the lake at Kinderhook, and to read some commentary about the work that Impressionist painter Claude Monet rendered to his famous triptych between 1915 and 1926, look at my blogsite: blog.amynelsonhahn.info -- you can also find information about the Nelson-Atkins Museum's exhibit which runs until August 7th, 2011 featuring the Monet Waterlilies. I hope you enjoy today's poem.
Solemn passage
Liquid lotus,
dare we pass
with least resistance
from your meshy tendrils --
how to disturb this glaze,
this blue tranquility,
this green reform
shaped like hearts
because they mean to do us good?
We stare, impossible
to lift the oar, to ply
another inch that would unearth
or faze in the least
these jade and jasper
lily leaves.
Copyright (c) 2011 Amy Nelson Hahn
view with images 1887, 1886, and 1888 from photos.amynelsonhahn.info or visit blog.amynelsonhahn.info
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