Roberta Writes – d’verse “Something beautiful” prompt, song parody #poetry #colours #d’verse

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Melissa from Mom With a Blog, provided a colourful prompt for her d’Verse poetry challenge with a focus on the art of Alma Thomas. You can join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2024/07/16/writing-something-beautiful

Those of you who follow my blog know how much I love colours.

This is the painting I selected:

Colour Palette, song parody

Colours blend, everywhere

All I see are nature’s hues

Vivid red, mixed with yellow and brown

Creating a great masterpiece

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Oh-oh-oh pigment, tipped into a bowl

Add just a little water

Merge the colours, undefined edge

Watercolour must be gentle

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Extensive palette, so much choice

A rainbow at my fingertips

Mix, creating something new

Colour is everything

Capture the light (capture the light)

Capture the shine (capture the shine)

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Flat edged brush, large surface

Gives a rough and streaky look

Narrow tip, brush strokes light

Helps create those fine details

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Oh-oh-oh, time to mix again

Can I match the texture

Merge the colours, undefined edge

There’s so much potential

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Extensive palette, so much choice

Everything I need is here

Mix, creating something new

Colour is everything

Capture the light (capture the light)

Capture the shine (capture the shine)

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I can see the colours

I can see the picture (I can see the picture)

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Oh-oh-oh colours, how they go together

It’s like magic when they meld

Merge the colours, undefined edge

Watercolour must be gentle

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Extensive palette, so much choice

A rainbow at my fingertips

Mix, creating something new

Colour is everything

Capture the light (capture the light)

Capture the shine (capture the shine)

Capture the light (capture the light)

Capture the shine

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Did you guess the song?

Circle in The Sand by Belinda Carlisle

Picture caption: Lone bird on the beach in oil pastels by Robbie Cheadle

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73 thoughts on “Roberta Writes – d’verse “Something beautiful” prompt, song parody #poetry #colours #d’verse”

  1. You know how much I love color, too. I was going to write that I got it from my mom, but now I think probably both my parents. 🙂

    I don’t know the song.

    I like your painting very much, Robbie.

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    1. Hi Merril, I think my interest in art comes from both my parents too. My dad wanted to be an artist but he was a chartered accountant the same as me. Strangely, I never knew him. He died when I was 3 months old. Blood will out … This picture is one of my first.

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      1. Hi Robbie. I didn’t know that about your father. That’s sad.

        My mom wanted to be an artist, but didn’t really get the opportunity to paint a lot until she was in her 70s and 80s. But she loved color. My dad loved and studied art, antiques, and artifacts.

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        1. His parents didn’t think art was a career. They were probably right but it was still a disappointment to him. I never considered art or writing as a career. I wanted to earn a good salary. You dad was fortunate to do those things which I’m sure he enjoyed.

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  2. I don’t know the song. Robbie, but I love the poem: it’s jaunty, cheerful stanzas and its colourful refrain; your pastel is soooo good: I could look at it all day and not grow tired of it —

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  28. Oh. Wow. Robbie, your art, your poetry totally captures the excitement of creation with color and energy and an exuberance that shines through. I absolutely love the song, your words fit the music harmoniously. I came away from this much lightened in spirit. Thank you!

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