Celestial Brushstrokes

[AlexandratheLate]

Celestial Brushstrokes

Smokey strokes and smudges of violet blue
Sultry hues against the sensually descending skies
silken black canvas like an intoxicating brew
Speckled with diamonds as they harmonize

Pompeii reds of love streaking like comets
Intimate slow dance between the planets and the stars
Heavenly bodies writhing in sonnets
Seductively sumptuous like rubies from Myanmar

Textured swirls of midnight blues
Swooping down
Engulfing the skies as a lover closes his eyes
Both gently breathing, in contentment drown
Luminaries dotted, sparkling in the evening skies

[MHenry]

Hi, AG,

This is what I see when I read and reread this poem - A Van Gogh in verse!
Beautifully written. Lovingly told.

[AlexandratheLate]

Love Van Gogh!! Thank you very much MH.

[grant hayes]

This is a rhapsody of colour, texture, and movement, Alexandra, with all the poetic devices weaving into the dance. I particularly like the first stanza - just amazing!

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much Grant. The first stanza is my favorite too.

[imrogue]

lovely poem😍

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much imrogue from one romantic to another. :-)

[lunar glide]

i love it! It is a painting and a poem

[AlexandratheLate]

I'm glad you liked it lunar glide. You and I both love the heavens. :-)

[DWAYNE]

I love this!

The images evoked, the sensual nature of this is captivating!

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much Dwayne. You are right on the mark of what I was trying to convey. :-)

[Suz-zen]

Hi AlexandratheLate you are an artist right? i can see that in this poem! Opening line is lovely...
Pompeii reds is wonderful.
And the last stanza really spoke to me.
... beautiful.

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much Suz-zen. Yes I am a faux artist and fine artist.

[Sumyanna]

Oh your lines sing like beautiful music. Truly wonderful piece.

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much Sumyanna. Your comments are always appreciated. :-)

[PoetryBree]

Love this poem!

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much Poetry Bree. :-)

[John Wertz]

With painting a dying art (can anyone name a prominent painter) you have given us a beautiful word-picture to feast the mind's eye upon. I especially like the way you bring us back to the human observer in the last stanza.

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much John for your comment and the observation. :-)

[Tanner]

AtL, I love your images and linkages. The last stanza is brilliant. I also love the deep sensuality and the garment of feeling that underlies your poetry; it's a pervasive ocean current with a deep undertow not meant for the faint of heart.

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much Tanner. I appreciate your comments.

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much mariont3155. :-)

[AlexandratheLate]

Thank you very much MH for the pic. :-)