Monet’s Boat On A River

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Claude Monet, The Studio Boat, 1876, Oil on canvas
Stiff lines and harsh brush strokes
The impression of a summer’s day
Green for trees upswept by the breeze
Along the river blue and white
Reflections in the water show bare branches
Winter's chill beneath the surface
Behind the green of a summer day

Alone on a boat
Sits a man in a coat
Hat on his head
With doors open

Does he see the summer trees above
Or the winter branches reflected below
Or are his eyes instead focused inside
Reflecting

This is a poem for the dVerse prompt:
So, for my prompt today you have two options.

You may write an ekphrastic poem inspired by Claude Monet’s “The Studio Boat.” Your poem does not need to include anything about reflecting or reflections, but it can. AND/OR

You may write a poem on reflection, whatever that means to you—self-reflection, reflection on time’s passing, a reflection in a pool of water, etc.

I chose to do a bit of both. Hope you enjoy! 😊

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C. Stuart Lewis creates poems with feeling, intelligence and sex appeal. His short stories and books focus on characters that feel real in real world situations. Originally from the United States he now resides in Ontario, Canada. Check out his webpage at TheAuthorStew.ca

11 thoughts on “Monet’s Boat On A River”

  3. ”Sits a man in a coat”

    I like this line. I like it because ultimately in most paintings and in most poetry, the responsibility for the art rests with a single person. I like how you’ve isolated the painter in the stanza. That’s very sharp. Thank you very much.

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  5. I found myself drawn into your ekphrastic poem in the same way as the painting drew me in, towards the centre of image and poem. I love the wat you did that with rhyme in:

    ‘Alone on a boat
    Sits a man in a coat’.

    The final question got me thinking…reflecting.

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