Masterpiece

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Say what you like, even art at its greatest will only ever be a poor copy of the original  masterpiece that is nature.

Ah, but it is what the artist puts into his or her creation that matters, and what we get out of it. Put the inner eye to work and you may well be surprised at the results; that goes for nature and art of course. Some people look at clouds and all they see is...clouds. Others may admire Van Gogh’s sunflowers and all they see is...sunflowers. It takes the inner eye to encourage us to turn what we see into a felt experience that, in turn, brings any creation into a whole new focus.

MASTERPIECE

Streaks of gold on a sheet
of charcoal grey;
patches of green glistening
like wet paint

Bear-like figures emerging
from hibernation;
birds calling our landscape
into question

Children unafraid of giants
resembling trees;
reflections in an artist’s eye
on post-storminess

A joy, seeing Earth Mother
at work and play;
a privilege, feeling her brush
stroking us in

Masterpiece, left unfinished
to challenge critics
on imagination, watch them
arguing the signature

Copyright R. N. Taber 2012

[From: Tracking the Torchbearer by R, N. Taber, Assembly Books, 2012]

Enjoy!