Colour,
he saw colour
in a park, a simple park
on a Sunday, in the summer.
Colour,
he painted colour
in that park; clear, considered
untainted, untampered
colour,
specs of colour,
rays of light
in a park
on a Sunday, in the summer
in a season of details, in a salon of specifics
under demands to consolidate, co-operate.
Colour,
he saw colour,
a canvas of light and colour,
a carnival of colour.
Colour,
he saw colour
in a park, on people
simple people, working people
fishing people, fidgeting people
not polished people, not posh people.
They buried him
in a park,
another park,
a quieter park
but still with light and colour.
They buried him
and then they buried his son
and then another,
life and death,
father and sons,
children and art,
children or art but only art survived.
He saw colour
on a Sunday, in a park, on an island, in Paris,
to the left of its center
and there he made a difference.
All words and Photographs by Damien B. Donnelly
Photograph taken on Ile de la Grande Jatte, Paris, France.
What an incredibly beautiful composition.
Thank you Paula
What an interesting fusion of vision, thought and poetry (mainly the alliteration, reminding me of bright colorful strokes). Un vrai pointillisme de mots!
Merci David.
Its a nice one
Thank you very much
wow, that’s so beautiful, sorry for saying beautiful i didn’t find another word to express how this poem made me feel.
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Thank you so much- I’ll take beautiful anyway!
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for reading- you put words and pictures out there and hope they will find an eye or an ear to rest upon for a while- so thank you so much, Dami
It’s an amazing poem… I love it all the way, you should some of mine too :D, you may have something to say…
Thank you so much for your kind words- I’ll definitely come by your site to share yours.
Reblogged this on cruzfolio and commented:
Lovely piece of work to start the day.
Thank you very much Jamie. Thanks for coming by, reading and reblogging. Enjoy your day
Not a problem, sir. I already love the way you’re using your medium(s), and will be sure to follow up on what you conceive next. Thanks for writing!
My pleasure, and now I’ve found your blog I’ll be keeping a watch on you too, Dami
Cheers for reblogging me Analisataylor
beautiful 🙂
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time to read my poem. Much appreciated
Damian I enjoyed this poem the staccato rhythm – the effective simplicity of bringing us back to its theme….thanks (seedsimotiontruthnart.wordpress.com)
Thank you Ken for coming over to read. I am glad you enjoyed it- it was really exciting to write it. I’d spent the morning on Ile de la grande jatte and it just flowed from there.
How dare you force me to imagine so vividly.
Sorry Aaron 😳🤔😀
Reblogged this on oshriradhekrishnabole.
simply beautiful.
Thank you Jack for your simply beautiful comment. Now a smile on my face to start the day. Happy Thursday.
Thank you for reblogging my poem
Loved it👍
Thank you so much- glad you came by and enjoyed the poem. Happy Thursday
Reblogged this on shagus and commented:
Your composition gave me a beautifully clear vision of the complexities yet simplicity of our days on this planet….. Thank you for showing me your perspective.
Thank you for the reblog Wessieblog
Thank you very much for reblogging my poem
Thank you very kindly for the reblog StDavids
Bellissimo.
Grazie mille occupiamociditutto!!
Di niente
Thanks for the reblog
Hello I love your blog it’s awesome
Thank you very much Ann. That’s very kind of you to say. I will come check out yours. Enjoy your day, Dami
thanks so much am a big fun of yours
if you may send some readers to mine and viewers i will whole heartedly appreciate it ..
Wow! what a beautiful way to express your creativity. We need more displays of art like this in the world. Have a great day!
Thank you so much- that’s boosted me onwards!!! Happy Thursday
This is wonderful! Thank you and keep up the great work.
I think it should be me thanking you! Enjoy your day and thanks for reading.
Can it be reblogged on https://telefontakibi2015.wordpress.com/
Yes, thank you
loved your blog! <3 visit mine if you want: http://www.heyitssangie.wordpress.com
Thank you, glad you liked it- will come check out yours next
Reblogged this on TRANSCEND Pain and commented:
Thank you for the intricate layers of precious words gently buried beneath beautiful imagery.
Thank you for your gracious comment- being on the island inspired me that had so long ago inspired Seurat. Time of course changes everything but there are glimmers…
Thank you for the reblog Gabrielle, best wishes from Paris, Dami
This is pretty cool keep it up
Reblogged this on mortonica.
such an interesting idea, i’ve never seen poetry mixed with photos like that. If you’re interested in discovering poetry stop by my blog!
Thanks for reading and commenting- I will certainly drop by.
Elegantly composed
Thank you very much
A beautiful composition by the writer..
A beautiful relation of life and colours…
But the only irony of this colorful life , it starts with one colour , ends with one colour and always describe in one colour. ..that colour is black….
Dont know why?!….
Keep the great work coming sir, all the best!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my piece and for your comments. Best wishes to you
Beautiful
Thank you so much
So beautiful poem! I would like to invite you to view my blog. https://histria2016.wordpress.com/ congratulation
Thank you so much for your comment- I will certainly come over to your site.
Thanks a lot! 🙂
Wonderful. Love it!
Thank you Jennifer. I’m smiling now!!
Nicely done. Original and thought provoking about the power of re-imagining art.
Thank you very much Karl for coming by to read. Much appreciated
Wow. Amazingly written!
Thank you so much
Thank you for making such a great talent shared for us to enjoy
Thank you for such a wonderful comment- glad you enjoyed my poem- enjoy your weekend
From a lover of color, I love this poem so much. Not sure I can articulate why, I just do.
So happy to hear that- don’t let go of that color love! Have a good weekend
That was nice
Thank you
I saw colors in the park 🙂 beautifully imagined and written
Thank you so much Neena for taking the time to come by and read. Best wishes
I’m in love with your poems literally 🙂
Thank you so much. That’s such a lovely comment to hear. Best wishes, Damien
i love this poem..can i reblogg this..?thanks again
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You can indeed- with pleasure- glad you enjoyed it- thanks for dropping by, Damien
Please, if you would spare the time, take a look at my post: https://pardonmyblogs.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/black-enough/
My recent project, ‘Black Enough’, highlights social injustices, and aims to tackle a few of life’s hardships with humorous fictional incidents and anecdotes in a light series of blog posts.
I really do hope that you are inspired to read it, and would be great full if you were to share it with others.
God bless
so beautiful
Thank you very much- really glad you enjoyed
È bellissimo continua.
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