What if a man sees
His fortune before his time
What if Vincent van gogh saw his price
Before his passing
How many a master piece
Did he paint and scrap for fear in notion
That people will not like, dislike in taste
What gems do we lose
Through circumstance of situations
What if Jimmy Hendrix had lived past his demons
And Amy did too, what if
What a show could it have been, would it have been
For Michael Jackson, the show man
To have made the greatest come back of all time
What if life was a bit fair, what if
And trails and errors made way
For street lights, omitting wrong turns, what if
What if tragedy could not be
The definition of cherished substance, what if
What if weights we carry, are void of hallow substance
What if love and passion
Is not tested by sacrifice and loss
To define its true value, what if
And in the sky, what if
Truthfully, truly all is as
Van Gogh saw it to be
enjoyed these wonders.
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Van Gogh definitely had vision, didn't he? And so many very passionate,talented artists died WAY too young. I always wonder what more they would have created if they had stayed on earth their natural lifespan.
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Profound piece! I often wonder about these questions myself. It seems we often don't appreciate someone (just not artists) until he/she is gone.
ReplyDeleteLots to ponder with this well written piece!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this piece! I pondered all your perspectives and gloried in the possibilities. This made my day. Thank goodness I read if. What if I had not?
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Maybe Van Gogh would not have created his free spirited works if he had cared what price they would bring. And can you really picture Jimmy H singing the lounge scene in some place like Las Vegas. Even Nick Jager (who is still alive) looks a little sad with his 60-something body in those skimpy shirts he wears. Your poem made me think.
ReplyDeleteIt is obvious you put a lot of thought and emotion into your poem ... thank you.
ReplyDeleteSo very deep...so very emotional...
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Nice one....made me think...and may be they all gave us those masterpieces for what they are....
ReplyDeleteyour poem is a great tribute to van Gogh and all of the others you mentioned, gone too soon. i LOVE this! and your reading is wonderful!
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Wow, beautiful poem! I wish for everyone to know there worth on this earth. I wish right now for you to know yours. Wonderfully done.
ReplyDeleteits pretty crazy to think of those that passed away young and what they would have accomplished if they had lived...would it be any good or as good and would they have been cherished as much if they produced even more...
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This is a point I've pondered quite often...how the passion of so many creative geniuses leads so many times down a road of self-destruction. At this point the image of the emotionally tortured artist has almost become cliched. I think those inner doubts that artists of every variety have are pretty useful, thankfully we can learn to not let the anxiety sweep us away. A beautifully written poem, thanks so much for sharing it!
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