BIENNALE POETRY: Showing at an Exhibition
At the Florence Biennale, sitting at my exhibit most days, I had a lot of time to reflect on what was happening there. I either doodled my thoughts in a sketch book or wrote them up as poetry. Here’s a poetry sample:
Showing at an Exhibition
You paint for hours
They pass by in seconds
Some look
Some don’t
Some comment
Some won’t
Snaps here
Snaps there
Those who care
Those who stare
Sitting, watching, waiting
Never know who’s passing by
Not anticipating
But happy for a break
Not shy
But consistently wondering why
How and what
A matter of luck
How and now
Not wishing to feel stuck
Nice things said
But not going to my head
Confidence in bursts
For success we all have our thirsts
Reactions good
Messages understood
Art works when responses are clear
Positive audiences assuage fear.
