Monday, September 29, 2025

Tanka for my Mother

a true Libra, she

needed beauty and colour

red, yellow, blue, green


the artist splashed a rainbow

on canvas to free her soul



Imitate the Sun, oil painting by Frances Etlin-Rapoport


Daily Haiku Prompt: red


6 comments:

  1. This is a lovely poem that indicates good feelings about your mother.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Thanks, Janie. Although she had been in several group shows, this painting was in her first and only solo gallery show, when she was 85!

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    1. Yes, it is! It's an abstract, but I can visualize a window letting sunshine pour in.

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  3. Yes - my mother was a Libran, as too a few other family and/or close friends fall into the Libran slot - lots of colour and balance ... Interesting painting ... she was very talented ... it's lovely you've given us a chance to see it. Thanks for popping over the my blog - I'm eventually here - apologies! Cheers Hilary

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