O’Keeffe’s Tulip ~ OSI
Christine May 17th, 2009
Some called her cranky and odd
particularly reserved,
hording herself like a stone
painting flowers grown in her own mind
the hermit artist woman
holed up in her adobe shrine.
The fools of shallow visions
always complain loudly
and show little tolerance
for anyone who is different.
Yet wisdom speaks:
in these silent variations
on a theme
which constitute unmeasured talent
form and color
are woven into threads of genius.
Bee’s eye view of my Mom’s tulip in honor of Ms. Georgia O’Keeffe. Photo by my Matthew. Please visit One Single Impression this week. Our prompt is Tolerance.
One mention: Matt and I were discussing this morning O’Keeffe’s eccentricity while I posted this flower photo. She had the peculiar habit of collecting rocks and could tell you where they came from and when they were found. Her friends used to put their own, unusual stones out in obvious places as a joke, to see if they would eventually go missing and end up at O’Keeffe’s place. Usually they did. I have been known to secret away with rocks before but I have not yet swiped one out of a friend’s garden. I certainly have been tempted. Here is a video I found…
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