Carnival Evening (Painting By Henri 'Duanier' Rousseau. Poem by Margery Rehman

Margery Rehman

Margery Rehman

Glasgow, Scotland but living in Karachi, Pakistan.

Carnival Evening (Painting By Henri 'Duanier' Rousseau.

Rating: 5.0


A sense of peace and balance.
A pattern with a darkening sky.
Three disconnected clouds fly by
As if forgotten
By the glowering, snow filled ones
Rolling across the horizon.
Stark, leafless trees, wintered skeletons.
A kind of gazebo or summer house.

Upon the hilltop two figures,
Pierrot and his Columbine?
They are dressed as clowns.
Her arm is slipped in his
Trustingly; an old intimacy.
He, turning towards her
Solicitously, showing that he cares,
Seems to be about to speak.

Don't they feel cold, these lovers
As the moonlight picks them out?
Or are they too involved
To notice anything but each other?
Young lovers, yet forlorn,
Sad somehow,
Like victims of a secret love.
Delicate and fragile
They stand in the moonlight all alone.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Alison Cassidy 06 June 2007

I've seen this painting Margery - and how clearly you present it to the reader. You show how small and delicate the lovers are and yet how powerfully their emotions ring out from the canvass. Wonderful piece. love, Allie xxxx

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Magda Graf 28 April 2007

You paint Rousseau's picture once again, in words that capture the mood beautifully. Love to read your poems, Margery. Magda

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jack russell 11 February 2007

Well, Margery, not a thousand words - but every bit as expressive as the painting. I enjoyed your clever interpretation...on to the Dream? Best wishes :) jack.

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Steve Fulk 11 February 2007

Wow! Nice imagery with this piece. I will have to match your poem with Rousseau's work you've mentioned. Nice write Margery.....Steve

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Margery Rehman

Margery Rehman

Glasgow, Scotland but living in Karachi, Pakistan.
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