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Welcome to Open Link Night!

Michelle Beauchamp (aka Mish) here propping open the pub doors for poetry. This is your opportunity to share ONE poem of your choice with the dVerse community. There are no requirements regarding style or theme, but you are free to use the mini- prompt below.

With sultry days of summer behind us, I look forward to cooler temperatures and all things “Fall”. Here in most parts of the province of Ontario, we are still in peak apple harvest season. I remember as a child the only apples that made their way into my lunch bag were McIntosh, Red Delicious and the occasional Granny Smith. The options seem endless now with Ambrosia, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, Red Prince, Gala, Sunpunch and so many more varieties to choose from. Some will surely end up in apple pies beside the more traditional pumpkin pies for our Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations next week.

Speaking of apples, I was thinking about René Magritte’s famous painting, Son of Man.

wikiart.org

René Magritte (1898 – 1967) was a prominent surrealist artist born in Belgium. He was known for his depictions of familiar objects placed in unusual places, challenging the way the viewer sees reality. Ordinary items such as clouds, apples, pipes and bowler hats appear in strange, dreamlike scenarios. His thought-provoking style influenced pop art, conceptual art and modern advertising. About his painting, Son of Man, Magritte is quoted:

“In a recent painting, I showed an apple in front of the face of a character. (…) At least, it partially hides his face. So there is the apparent face, the apple that hides the hidden face, the face of the character. (…) Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in what is hidden and what the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a fairly intense feeling, a sort of struggle, I would say, between the hidden visible and the apparent visible.”

Source: www.riseart.com

Your optional mini-prompt today is to pen a poem inspired by the painting, Son of Man OR from René Magritte’s quote above.

If you are new to dVerse, here’s how to join in:

  • Write/share any ONE poem and post it to your blog or website.
  • Click on Mr. Linky and add your name and direct url to your poem.
  • Include on your page, a link to dVerse so others can find us.
  • You will find links to other poets. Read and comment on their work.
  • Return to read more.
  • Enjoy!