a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Sunday, September 16, 2012

The Mag 135


Venus and The Sailor, 1925, by Salvador Dali is our artistic prompt from Tess Kincaid this week.  A delightful exercise and definitely a challenge.

I chose few words and an even smaller portion of the picture.

I am always amazed at the multitude of wonderful creations that are born from the same visual prompt.

Thanks, Tess!


 Life kicks out
Crying out to be lived
There are no sounds
The Sands silence them.

20 comments:

Tess Kincaid said...

The beautiful kick of life...

Brian Miller said...

the sands silencing them gives this an interesting tone to me...made me think more of being buried...

Cat or Dog said...

very clever. interesting take on the isolated image of their feet. i liked it!

Lynne said...

I liked your "word ditty!"

Little Nell said...

That's an interesting take, and homing in on just the feet gives a very different perspective. I like the idea of life 'kicking out' too. There's a certain defiant tone.

Laurel's Quill said...

Who's kicking who, GAil? Nice take

MadSnapper said...

all i know is now i feel better since i see Venus had fat legs...who knew. there is a S Dali museum in St Pete about 30 miles from here. you amaze me with the words you think when you look at something. when i looked at it i thought nothing. except the fat legs thing

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Yes, sand silences so much...perhaps that's why I love the beach!...:)JP

Pat said...

I like the idea of choosing a "portion" of the painting to write about. That's neat! Nice job!

LindaG said...

I definitely like the portion you picked, and what you wrote is pretty brilliant, I think.
Have a good week, Gail. *hugs* ♥

Laurie Kolp said...

Very thought-provoking.

Margaret said...

Looks like they are a livin' !

LilliStJohn said...

Brilliant take Gail - very well done - the sand silences all.

Dana Dampier said...

Being silenced by the sand has so many meanings, but to me I feel as if they aren't at rest. I love your little poem!

Helen said...

A+ for creativity and content!!

Susan Anderson said...

You always come up with something meaningful, Gail. I liked this! And it was completely original.

=)

Silent Otto said...

This reminds me if a tarot card, "The High Priestess" l thanks Gail.

DesertHen said...

Love it!

Chris Lawrence said...

From an excised portion a wonderful piece

Unknown said...

You are so right how everyone sees it differently. I like how you focused on one area. I never thought to look at the prompt other than the larger picture.

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