Van Gogh, The Move to St-Remy

[BobBradshaw]

Van Gogh, The Move to St-Remy


I returned to a house
with soggy walls, canvases ruined,
rooms flooded--the future
too exhausting to repair.
I was ready for St-Remy,
if I could paint there.
Surely the staff wouldn't hover
over me like the hooligans
in the streets here.
I couldn't stand the thought
of living alone
or of putting to risk
either myself or others.
Hadn't I believed
everyone was out to poison me?
No, I needed the calm
of an asylum--as long as painting
would remain a part
of my recovery. I must never
face again the horror
of being shackled to an iron bed,
hiding under my blanket
--an animal shuddering
in its trap.

[Bernie01]

Bob---

you bring him alive in this poem, immediate, his rapid thoughts and sweeping emotions.
his anguish, the determination to paint.

excellent poem.


pictures he completed while hospitalized.

http://www.vangoghroute.com/france/sain ... -provence/

[bananapie894]

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[BobBradshaw]

Bernie, thanks for your comments! And for the link.

Bananapie, thank you