“The Eruption of Vesuvius” (1820)
By J.C. Dahl
A thought . . .
Too long held back . . .
Will one day . . .
Inevitably . . .
Unleash itself.
The Eruption of Vesuvius by Dahl, J.C. – 1820 –
National Gallery of Denmark, Denmark –
Public Domain.
Music “Dramatic Suspense”
by Ashot Danielyan from Pixabay.
Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction.
Not always quietly.
“Chrysanthemums in the Garden at Petit-Gennevilliers”
(1893)
By Gustave Caillebotte
Today could be
any other day.
Same as last week.
Or six months ago.
Similar.
Nearly the same.
But look further.
“Chrysanthemums in the Garden
at Petit-Gennevilliers” (1893)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of the Honorable John C. Whitehead, 2014.
Music is “Colors”
By Music by Piano_Music from Pixabay.
Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.
“Upnor Castle, Kent”
(ca. 1850)
By Henry Pether
The day’s attentions
were demanding.
Unrelenting.
Unyielding as stone.
Yet the river still flows.
And the moon still shines.
“Upnor Castle, Kent” (ca. 1850)
By Henry Pether
Yale Center for British Art,
Paul Mellon Collection.
Music is LINGER
By Steve Kaldes
co-creator Deborah Byrd.
Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.
“Autumn Landscape”
(1877)
By Fanny Churberg
The warm embraces
of Summer . . .
And bracing chills
of Autumn.
One, a friend
departing.
The other, just
arriving.
Both are enjoyed.
Autumn Landscape by Churberg, Fanny – Finnish National Gallery, Finland – CC0.
Music is “Autumn – Autumn Music”
By Viacheslav Starostin.
Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.
“Autumn Landscape with Partridges”
(1913)
By Bruno Liljefors
Subtle.
Shaded.
Nuanced.
In-between.
There is calm.
Autumn Landscape with Partridges
by Bruno Liljefors – 1913 –
Nationalmuseum Sweden, Sweden –
Public Domain.
Music is “Snow”
By Oleg Fedak.
Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.
“Twilight in the Wilderness” (1860)
By Frederic Edwin Church
One, the Sun, has nearly departed.
The other, the Moon, has not arrived.
The first’s colors are withdrawing.
The second’s shadows are ascending.
For now.
“Twilight in the Wilderness”
Cleveland Museum of Art,
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Music is “Quiet Reverie”
By Universfield.
Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.
“Marshes in New Jersey” (1895)
By Henry Ossawa Tanner
Oases in the Garden State.
Homes, even, of fresh and saltwater Life.
They offer refuge.
And renewal.
“Marshes in New Jersey”
Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Gift of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred T. Morris, Jr.
Music is “Quiet Reverie”
By Universfield.
Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.
