Original Poetry – Inspired By Art
THE GREAT WAVE
A great wall of water
is ready to invade,
crumbling as it falls
from above the white-tipped peaks
of the watery mountains
to the unsuspecting valleys.
But time stands still;
it never falls
and the men in the boats
are trapped forever
in a moment of fear.
©Diane Macdonald. All Rights Reserved
| Artist | Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 |
| Title | The Great Wave Off Shore Of Kanagawa |
| Location Of Original | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C |
| Link | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/jpd.02018/ |
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very nice post thanxx
Muy bonito, me ha gustado mucho. Un saludo!!
Me alegro de que te haya gustado. ¡Saludos a ti también! (I hope Google Translate did a good job, as i don't speak Spanish. :-))
Lovely @dmcamera 👍
Thanks @afifa! That painting has always intrigued me - wondering the outcome of the men in the boats! LOL!
That complements the picture so well... and freezes the fear too!
Yes, frozen in time! In those days they would not have had advanced weather information about rogue waves or tsunamis!
This poem reminded me of the stillness before of a tsunami, when the water level drops.
I think maybe that's what the image is about, and what I was thinking!
Que buen poema, saludos :D
I think I understand that! Thank you! 😊
Master Hokusai! 💙🌊🐋