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Question:The Essence Of Impression

Some through experiment compose rhythms
Pictures–aesthetic drugs
Smoke and glass shimmer, dazzle
Surreal passion
Created from imagined harmony
Angels scream glorious color
Fiery joy
An empty canvas like Life & Death
Metaphor
Drunk with impression, above every sense

Pain frees us, but we never feel
Live through ink
Write –Paint– Draw
Wild grace
Be bold about who you are
Why must we always break–give up?
Out of the music they appear
.....black

? Julia Grace

Please tell me your thoughts and feedback. How did this poem make you feel? What image(s) does it bring to mind? What do you like about it? Is there any part which you struggle with?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The Essence Of Impression

Some through experiment compose rhythms
Pictures–aesthetic drugs
Smoke and glass shimmer, dazzle
Surreal passion
Created from imagined harmony
Angels scream glorious color
Fiery joy
An empty canvas like Life & Death
Metaphor
Drunk with impression, above every sense

Pain frees us, but we never feel
Live through ink
Write –Paint– Draw
Wild grace
Be bold about who you are
Why must we always break–give up?
Out of the music they appear
.....black

? Julia Grace

Please tell me your thoughts and feedback. How did this poem make you feel? What image(s) does it bring to mind? What do you like about it? Is there any part which you struggle with?

---------------------
For More of My Poetry and Written Work See:
http://lifeasawriter.blogspot.com

My work is copyright & not public-domain. It cannot be reproduced, blogged, copied, altered, printed, or saved without my explicit written permission. Copyright infringement is stealing; please do not steal my work

That was quite nice, and impressionist piece, making the title a bit of a pun, or at least double entendre, I guess. I quite liked how you omitted punctuation to the point of absolute necessity. Gives the poem a feeling of ether, surreal, as I believe was the intention.

I really liked the phrase "aesthetic drug" in describing art. Very nice indeed.

There are some complex figures of speech in the poem, mixes of simile, metaphor, imagery. I enjoyed. You should post more.

Problem line: "Pain frees us but we never feel" I don't quite get what that means. Is "feel" the right word? Do you mean eased, or relieved? not sure, maybe I'm just not getting the line, but I was thinking "Pain frees us but is never eased," then the solution, as the poem relates: art, self-confidence and toil.

It made me think.

I pictured angels screaming with fire behind them for some weird reason.

I struggled with:

'An empty canvas like Life & Death
Metaphor'

'Cause the first line was a simile...