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Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova's avatar

Cosmic and fragile… and loving Meg’s art!

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David Kirkby's avatar

Thankyou Ronnie!

D :)

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Rajani Radhakrishnan's avatar

Love the description of the bay as a kiss awaiting lips... hmmmm!

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David Kirkby's avatar

Thankyou Rajani :)

Sometimes poetry is… instinctive.

But I think that says something about the nature of existence, rather than the nature of any individual.

Where does your writing come from?

Very Best Wishes - Dave:)

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Rajani Radhakrishnan's avatar

I think my poems are like emotional responses to everything happening in and around me. Everything processed or unprocessed finds its way into a poem... :) So yes, instinctive, immediate - something like that :)

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Rebecca Cook's avatar

Do love this art. When I see art like this, I always wonder if I could teach myself to do it.

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David Kirkby's avatar

Hey Rebecca! Just going through my notifications - you just had a big read of my Substack. You give birth to wonderful new poetry regularly, so I hope binging on mine doesn't give you poetic indigestation. :)

Meg would say to you "Sure you can learn to do art like this!

She created the Levanto watercolour while I was out doing something ridiculous - climbing the rocky peak behind the old farmhouse where we were staying. I got some nice photos and good exercise, but M's painting was better than anything I found.

So I created this post around her art, but it's really a love poem, where the images are vital to the text. Which is how I feel about us as a couple - vital to each other.

M would happily give you suggestions on art. She was, in an earlier era of her life, an Art Teacher.

D :)

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Rebecca Cook's avatar

Geeze, Dave. Your writing feeds me. So far the only thing I've stuck to is digital drawing. And I love it. Watercolor though, does interest me because it seems to be something quick and I'm all about quick.

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Kiki's avatar

Lovely words. And lovely art. (👋🏻, Meg!) 🖼️🩵

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School of Blue's avatar

Thank you for sharing, Dave. I am sure in another life I was an Italian.

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David Kirkby's avatar

Prego!

Ci vediamo in italia....

Dave :)

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Krspeace's avatar

I love the stairs, reminds me of my time in Malta. Great poem too, some places are just bacio

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David Kirkby's avatar

Oh yes! The stairs are very M C Escher. I wanted to run down them and leap into the ocean…. :)

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Kate Bown's avatar

So beautiful ❤️

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David Kirkby's avatar

Thankyou Kate!

D :)

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