We are given paintings by Van Gogh as inspiration.
Here are Chevrefeuille’s haiku in response to the painting, The Yellow House, 1988, Vincent Van Gogh
the yellow house
a sturdy rock in a man’s life –
the cry of a child
the cry of a child
seeing the rainbow for the first time
‘I want to cross that’
© Chèvrefeuille
This is the house where Van Gogh and Gauguin stayed. Van Gogh painted the sunflower series to adorn Gaugain’s room.
Here are my haiku inspired by this painting:
token gesture
sunflowers in the guest room
the yellow house
the yellow house
echoes dark secrets
between two men
© Tournesol’15
Vincent Van Gogh. Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing, 1888. Wikimedia.
Van Gogh loved this bridge because it reminded him of both Hiroshige and a bridge in his homeland.
Here is Paloma’s stunning series inspired by this painting:
morning washing –
the scent of yellow grass
clinging to my hem
long into morning –
the scent of mud and green things
baked on yellow stones © Paloma ’15
Here is my attempt:
toiling at daybreak
women washing work clothes/
scent of lye
gathering their skirts/
languidly sitting on flat rocks
under the bridge
© Tournesol ’15
Wonderful haiku sets for both Cheryl! One gets the inspiration easily when given a Van Gogh. The vibrant colors just cannot be avoided.
Hank
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Thank you , we do get inspired by such beauty.
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Some wonderful haiku to go with some great van Gogh paintings here.
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So many lovely words to be painted to so many impressionists’ works
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This really does give you a great feeling for the women’s labor — the chemical smell, the comfort of resting for a bit. Awesome stuff 🙂
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it:)
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I think any painting by Van Gogh could be a poem., I have used so many myself.
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These are really a lovely set of haiku … loved your take on the prompt!
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These prompts allows us to not only learn but to explore a bit …I had not realized Gaugin lived in that Yellow house and that Van Gogh painted sunflowers in Gaugin`s bedroom! Et des tournesols en plus!! 🙂
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Me either … a lovely bit of information that … like a slice of intimacy from their lives.
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It’s really a joy to challenge you all at cdhk with gorgeous paintings and especially paintings by Van Gogh and the resukts are really awesome … February has brought wonderful haiku and tanka already … thanks for your part …
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The impressionists are wonderful prompts, Kristjaan…and with the dreary Feb and winter that we are getting a bit weary, these colours were a nice distraction:)
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The first set is so profound. It will stick with me. The second one reminds me of India! The women, and men, for that matter, wash the clothes on rocks.
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BTW I don’t see the one about the angel email. Maybe I didn’t go back far enough.
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It was Feb 17th https://cheryllynnroberts.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/blessings-come-in-twos-haibun/
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Awesome!
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Thank you, Celestine:)
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Thank you, Celestine:)
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