Written in response to Helene’s, What do You See, Photo prompt March 26 to April 1, 2019. And I would also like to thank Claudia, of, “Humoring The Goddess”, and her latest article, for also inspiring me to write this post about the fascinating properties of rocks !!, please click >>Here
Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Carl Peverall
The photos in my post here, are of Carl Peverall’s stone and rock sculptures, copied from Claudia’s article today….. I’m sure she won’t mind ??
Featured Image Above Left: Carl Peverall, Gift. and, Above Right: Helen’s Photo Prompt
Below: Rodin’s, Thinker Carl Peverall’s, Minstrel The Cemetery Stone Bench
Stone Arches, High In The Sky
Sitting on this old cemetery bench
Judiciously carved from granite
I’m pondering, like Rodin’s Thinker
Observing God’s arches high in the sky
Supported by tall Gothic columns
Laboriously sculptured stone
Etched by annual rain
Burnt under the ancient sun
Shaped by the winds of time
Dully hued, eleven shades of grey
Smooth rocks from past aeon’s
Millenniums cast in aged sand-stone
History encrusted surfaces
Pillars of society, silently solidified
Entombed witnesses of the painful years
The cold graveyard’s, living pyramids
Monuments to new generations
Life’s statues of our lost souls
Immortality and finality achieved
Beyond a shadow of doubt
Their stoic presence
An eternal epitaph
Ivor Steven (c) 2019
Happy April Ivor!!!! I am back !!!
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I love having you back, you can join in with happy times ahead xxx Kisses !!!!
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❤ ❤
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So evocative
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Thanks Derrick, I suppose that’s the way I feel these days…..
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Your words are as solid as these stones Ivor.
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It was a double prompt for me, from two different angles, but both involving rocks and stones, which I find a fascinating subject….
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well written Ivor like the intrigue …
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Thanks Kate, I had two different sources of prompts about similar subject matter, rocks and stones…. interesting stuff for my isolated mind !!!
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you turned it out well!
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I found Carl Peverall’s rock and stone sculptures visually inspiring…..
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yes they are indeed unusual even beckoning
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I enjoyed this poem. It was reflective and uplifting both. Thanks, Ivor.
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I was in a muddled with the finish, but I think it turned out OK. I was trying to tie the Gothic appearance of tall old churches together with the ancient feel of stone and rocks
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Monuments to new generations – i love this line Ivor, what was sadness to one generation acts as reminder to the next and so many other contrasting thoughts. there is a beautiful reverence in your writing of this one, like palms in supplication
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Thank you Gina, spiritually I felt a connection between the Gothic stone arches and the incredible stone sculptures of Carl Peverall. Helen’s photo prompt and Claudia’s wonderful article, both captured my imagination. And I tied it all in together, and my conclusion ended up being ok.
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THIS is what I love about creativity. About art in all its forms. I was so inspired by this artist I had to share, which in turn inspired you, another artist, to write a poem. You do honor to both of us. Your poem is solid and inspirational. I love it! I hope others are inspired to make their own art from their surroundings.
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Thank you Claudia, yes the stone sculptures were truly amazing, and I started writing more poem before I saw Helen’s photo prompt, and that’s when I came up with the idea of tieing the two together. Thank you again for your wonderful article xx😊💡😃💕
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An impressive poem Ivor, powerful both in structure and meaning. You brought character into the photos while mending a poem befitting botht prompts.
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Oh thank you Helen, I enjoyed trying to tie the Gothic appearance of the tall stone arches together with the ancient feel of the ancient world feel of the stones
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You did well Ivor. ☺
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Good poem Ivor.
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Thanks Drew, I appreciated that…
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Ivor, your poem has a deep, primordial feel. Nice.
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Thank you Mark, I was trying to get that medieval feel, 😉😊
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Love the rock and stone sculpture photos!
And your words create a masterpiece! Such beautiful art, Ivor! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn, I enjoyed trying to tie the two different perspectives of ancient stone art together.
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