My poem: Brave Hands: Gen

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Title: Brave Hands
Poetic Form: Italian sonnet
No. of lines: 14
Word Count: 123
Rating: Gen
For: dr_zook
Notes: I just finished a graphic novel called I Know What I Am by Gina Siciliano about artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
Also for: GYWO 2022 Yahtzee Roll #3 prompt: brave

and just what do we make of these hands of mine
these hands which could not fend off violation
which were crushed to truth under accusation
which, knarled and snarled, have known little anodyne
these which have packed, fleeing debt, rogue threat vulpine
so many times, which counted coins and station,
which have balled with rage, impotent frustration?
what of these fingers, palms? how do they align?

brave? these which learned to grind when still tender-skinned,
which have caressed life and death, child and lover,
which ever drew a brush across canvas fine?
these which bear stain, of paint, of sin, of letters penned,
which have learned and learned again, which uncover
all, you may call them ‘brave,’ I’ll just call them ‘mine’

Comments

[misbegotten]

That's lovely.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you! And your icon is perfect, ha!

[debriswoman]

Powerful images:-)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you very much for reading! I am glad you liked it!

[smallhobbit]

I like both poem, which is powerful, and the collage.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you! Once again, I didn't really want to do too much (with the collage).

[dr_zook]

!! How awesome are you?? ♥

This poem is absolutely perfect for her, you're an absolute genius. Focussing on her hands makes so much sense, and that last sentence, boom!, just delivers. *___* Thank you so much!! You didn't promise too much. :D

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Whew! I am so glad you like it. I really enjoyed learning about her from the graphic novel, it was a very dense read (more novel than graphic) but I did like the theme of her hands and what they were able to do and what they suffered. What an amazing personage. To think she traveled all the way to England and back. So many chapters to her life. Thank you for introducing her to me. :)

[dr_zook]

Aww, you're more than welcome! It's really impressive she made herself such a name in these times, right? Steadfast and no-nonsense, plus brilliant and clever. I shall look out for that graphic novel! :D