Shall We Dance?
A poem inspired by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the Impressionist31 total reviews
Comment from Irish Rain
A lovely romance poem. A beautiful painting, too, that inspired it. I especially like the line 'Nadine, la femme, does love to flirt.' A bit of lightness there, blessings...
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2017
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A lovely romance poem. A beautiful painting, too, that inspired it. I especially like the line 'Nadine, la femme, does love to flirt.' A bit of lightness there, blessings...
Comment Written 29-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2017
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Hi Irish. Anything Renoir painted inspires a poem, and "Dance" was fun to write. Thanks so much for sharing and your kind praise. Rod
Comment from bertranclan
We shall dance! Your romantic poem is so refreshing after reading more somber poems. The whole aura of your poem has the cadence of a dance. I am delighted with your poem!
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We shall dance! Your romantic poem is so refreshing after reading more somber poems. The whole aura of your poem has the cadence of a dance. I am delighted with your poem!
Comment Written 29-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2017
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Thank you so much for your kind praise. I deliberately chose to write "Dance" in iambic tetrameter, hoping the cadence would be waltz tempo. I'm delighted that the result works for you. Rod
Comment from padumachitta
hello
a good poem for this prompt and one for this picture. both are evocative of the softness of love and the dance that two can have
your words and the cadence works well with this older picture
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hello
a good poem for this prompt and one for this picture. both are evocative of the softness of love and the dance that two can have
your words and the cadence works well with this older picture
Comment Written 29-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2017
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I am delighted you enjoyed my poem. Thank you for your kind praise.
Comment from Mitchell Brontė
I love Pierre-Auguste Renoir his work always seem to tell a story and you have portrayed this beautifully in this wonderful Acrostic poem.
It flows effortlessly and is so easy on the eye...exceptional
Have a great day
Mitchell
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I love Pierre-Auguste Renoir his work always seem to tell a story and you have portrayed this beautifully in this wonderful Acrostic poem.
It flows effortlessly and is so easy on the eye...exceptional
Have a great day
Mitchell
Comment Written 29-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2017
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Thank you so much, Mitchell, for your marvelous praise of "Dance" and the six star rating. Renoir himself made writing this poem a pleasure because every painting of his tells a story. Rod
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written Ekphrasis poem, and a detailed description of the artwork and your thoughts on what the dancing pair may talk about and what secrets they share.
An enjoyable read.
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A very well-written Ekphrasis poem, and a detailed description of the artwork and your thoughts on what the dancing pair may talk about and what secrets they share.
An enjoyable read.
Comment Written 29-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2017
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I am delighted you enjoyed the "dance," Sandra. Thank you for your kind praise. Rod
Comment from Heather Knight
I love this poem. It's a perfect description of the poem and you have used lovely language to convey your meaning.
Thanks for sharing.
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I love this poem. It's a perfect description of the poem and you have used lovely language to convey your meaning.
Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 29-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2017
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Thank you so much for sharing my "dance," Maria, and your very kind praise. Rod
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Sorry, I meant a perfect description of the picture, not poem.
Comment from Hitcher
You cannot be more romantic than when you take your lover by the hand lead her onto the dance floor, wrap your arms around her gently , gaze momentarily into her eyes... then dance, dance dance : ) I love to dance with my wife. Excellent poem friend, great rhyme and strong visuals, good luck!
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2017
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You cannot be more romantic than when you take your lover by the hand lead her onto the dance floor, wrap your arms around her gently , gaze momentarily into her eyes... then dance, dance dance : ) I love to dance with my wife. Excellent poem friend, great rhyme and strong visuals, good luck!
Comment Written 28-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2017
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Thank you, Hitcher, for sharing this "dance" with me and for your very kind praise.
Comment from donette1914
very nice artwork and making this come to life with this beautiful dance with her beautiful dress. very well penned and i hope you could win, this is outstanding and thank you for sharing
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very nice artwork and making this come to life with this beautiful dance with her beautiful dress. very well penned and i hope you could win, this is outstanding and thank you for sharing
Comment Written 28-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2017
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Thank you for sharing this "dance" with me, donette, and for your very kind praise.
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Very nice artwork.
-Effective rhyme and imagery
that create flowing movement
as in a dance:
"Demure in gown with flaring skirt"
-The poem is also very romantic.
-Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2017
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-Very nice artwork.
-Effective rhyme and imagery
that create flowing movement
as in a dance:
"Demure in gown with flaring skirt"
-The poem is also very romantic.
-Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2017
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Thank you, Pam, for your very kind praise. I used iambic tetrameter deliberately to suggest the rhythm of their waltzing. I am very pleased you think it works.
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You are very welcome. You did a very good job with the meter, and it does work very well.🙂
Comment from rspoet
You picked one of the great paintings of all time
and wrote an excellent poem to accompany it
Nicely rhymed with very fine imagery and
excellent descriptive words
I think many would be captivated by Nadine
Excellent entry, good luck in the contest
I think Renoir would agree
RS
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2017
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You picked one of the great paintings of all time
and wrote an excellent poem to accompany it
Nicely rhymed with very fine imagery and
excellent descriptive words
I think many would be captivated by Nadine
Excellent entry, good luck in the contest
I think Renoir would agree
RS
Comment Written 28-Apr-2017
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2017
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Thank you, RS, for your very kind praise. Yes, this painting by Renoir is very easy to write about.
