Verdun, 1917 by Felix Vallotton
February through December
The earth was torn apart
As people perished
By each other hands.
We learned nothing except
More efficient ways to kill
How to war is not a talent
The artist shows it well.
The Earth cries
With the destruction
And humanity cries
For ones who do not return.
I make a habit of not researching anything on the picture or the artist until I have written my piece. I read no others so my take will be my own. Somewhere in my outdated hard drive of a brain Verdun said war and the picture backed me up. It is a good artist who can represent the destruction and desolation of war in the strokes on his canvas.
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Thank you, Tess, for remembering.
