With white flowers of Hibiscus tiliaceus purau blooming in the morning, yet,
With colors varying during the day until they fall from the tree at night,
Those colors change to yellow, pink, fuchsia, purple, and finally violet.
With blue, violet, or brown mountains, depending on the light.
With endless lagoons having an incomparable luminosity and hues varying
From jade green to turquoise tinged with violet, subjugating our eyes,
With a very long string of islets, in the middle of the ocean lying
And reef shores with red anemones, violet sea urchins, and giant shells.
On Noonday, the lagoon flames of cobalt, Viridian, and agate seared the sight
With a glare of shining sun along the beaches, but having an amethystine glimmer,
And the cobalt changing to Murex, the Viridian to green-purple in the night
Keeping so vivid in the moonlight the hyacinthine hues of the peaks across the river.
With mauve coral reefs and rose, violet pearls, as the mystical realms
Tahiti comes itself in the pearly light of a sunrise dawn for purifying
With villages glowing against shadows of violet within the forest of palms,
Shuddering for the gladness of the wind, through the water singing.
Hibiscus syriacus flower, cobalt violet Fischer, and amethyst are certainly violet,
But a unique cobalt violet used Gauguin to paint Tahiti along with emerald green.
He watched the pure color with his professional eye, at dawn with ultraviolet
And his paintings are not only famous but more beautiful than I have ever seen.
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The writer is foremost an observer and visionary..and you are true to the craft, your all-seeing eyes miss nothing. An exquisite photo session of the heart is right here.. :)
Exquisite poetry! Alive, captivating imagery. Beautiful poetic flow, rich in content. The colours of the landscape, etc, just seem to compliment one another. So enjoyed; D
With mauve coral reefs and rose, violet pearls, as the mystical realms Tahiti comes itself in the pearly light of a sunrise dawn for purifying With villages glowing against shadows of violet within the forest of palms, Shuddering for the gladness of the wind, through the water singing. this is so beautiful....loaded with nature and color yes indeed almost a painting.... cheers
excellent very beautiful and colorful poem. very descriptive and thought provoking too. thanks for sharing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Oh, how did you draw such an unprecedented painting by using simply words? Paul Gaugan's last self-confinemnt was in my view in different shades. But you poet, you are so much fond of that painter, you have really given rebirth to Tahiti. Cobalt Blue. Is it your colour of choice. Fantastic. Perhaps a nostalgia drives me away from my recent presence. Grateful to You. Its a painting I think. Live long Poet.