Landscape...The Fourth Sorrow
Night falls….the marshy pond is lit by the setting sun….the reeds and bull rushes glow in silhouette…soon the pond will freeze over trapping life till next spring….The Fourth Sorrow..
Watercolour on Arches Paper…two other paintings in the series are shown below…they are unpublished at the moment…
The first sorrow of autumn
Is the slow goodbye
Of the garden who stands so long in the evening-
A brown poppy head,
The stalk of a lily,
And still cannot go.
The second sorrow
Is the empty feet
Of a pheasant who hangs from a hook with his brothers.
The woodland of gold
Is folded in feathers
With its head in a bag.
And the third sorrow
Is the slow goodbye
Of the sun who has gathered the birds and who gathers
The minutes of evening,
The golden and holy
Ground of the picture.
The fourth sorrow
Is the pond gone black
Ruined and sunken the city of water-
The beetle’s palace,
The catacombs
Of the dragonfly.
And the fifth sorrow
Is the slow goodbye
Of the woodland that quietly breaks up its camp.
One day it’s gone.
It has only left litter-
Firewood, tentpoles.
And the sixth sorrow
Is the fox’s sorrow
The joy of the huntsman, the joy of the hounds,
The hooves that pound
Till earth closes her ear
To the fox’s prayer.
And the seventh sorrow
Is the slow goodbye
Of the face with its wrinkles that looks through the window
As the year packs up
Like a tatty fairground
That came for the children....Ted Hughes
Whippoorwill
Cricket Call
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Janis Zroback
And the third sorrow
Is the slow goodbye
Of the sun who has gathered the birds and who gathers
The minutes of evening,
The golden and holy
Ground of the picture.
Susan Kimball
Beautiful art and words, Janis!
Janis Zroback replied
I pondered long before deciding to post this one…I thought it might already be too late in the season…thank you so much Susan…Hughes words are really lovely…
eoconnor
Janis this is a golden beauty a fitting end of fall painting ,poignant words descibe this well. Time to rest..LIZ
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Liz…lovely of you to say so…
Janis Zroback replied
I just added two others in this series to the page, just below the poem…
FlowersEtc
I feel like I’m lying on a sand dune. Wonderful color and great evening sunset.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Ann…I posted two paintings today…something I don’t usually do, but the season is going by so quickly….
Hidemi Tada
gorgeous painting Janis
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Hidemi…
ellcot
It’s never too late for such breathtaking beauty, Janis! I love the painting (s) and the words!
Janis Zroback replied
What a lovely compliment Ellen…thank you so much…
Linda Callaghan
beautiful rich colours Janis….love the golden glow contrasting with the darks..a beautiful painting.
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much Linda…this was waiting in the wings to be posted…I have them in a queue..lol….I’m really happy you like it…
MichaelTravis
You have such a great talent hon. I love these pieces. Splendid!
MMMMMMMMMMMMWA! :)
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much for those lovely words of support Michael…I really appreciate it..
Jim Phillips
Just when I think I kinda know your work, you turn another corner. Gorgeous pieces Janis. I like these very much.
Janis Zroback replied
Oh I have lots of corners Jim..lol….this has been waiting it’s turn to be posted for quite a while now…like I told Linda I paint them, then place them in a queue for the right moment…I think you would be surprised if you saw the ones I have not posted yet, and those I may not ever post…some go to illustrate writing, but some never make it here at all…
Thank you so much for your continued support…I really appreciate it..
bevanimage
A very beautiful pondscape, Janis, with just a hint of autumn sorrow, but also wonderful warmth. Poor old Ted Hughes was not a happy poet, was he?
Janis Zroback replied
Well he sort of messed up his life and his wife’s death was so tragic, although a fantastic poet herself…but this one does have a bit of hope for rebirth in it…thanks so much Bev…I knew this would be just your style…
Janis Zroback
GEORGE SANDERSON
Stunning, Janis !!!
you have a wonderfull talent for choosing the perfect colour scheemes for your wonderful artworks !
Lynda Robinson
Congratulations! – This work has been selected to be featured in the Landscape Painting group by our ‘Guest Artist’ – Elisabeta Hermann
Janis Zroback replied
Wonderful news…thank you so much
Diko
Hi Janis,
A wonderful work
Congratulations on the feature
DIKO
Janis Zroback replied
Thank you so much diko…very nice of you…. :))
Elisabeta Hermann 6 days ago
Your wonderful ARTWORK was featured in our Group!!!
Looking forward to see more of your GREAT WORK exhibited in our Gallery!
Monday, Dec. 28. 2009
Betty Hermann,
Janis Zroback replied 6 days ago
Wonderful news…thank you so much…
eoconnor 6 days ago
Hi janis congaratulations on the features of thie the 4th sorrow LIZ
Janis Zroback replied 6 days ago
Thank you so much Liz… :))
K Bock 5 days ago
brilliant work, i love your painting, this is one of my favourites of your beautiful paintings
Congratulations on your
Feature in the Café
K Bock
Janis Zroback replied 5 days ago
Thank you so much for your lovely comment….
eman180 3 days ago
So Beautiful!!
Janis Zroback replied 3 days ago
Welcome and thank you so much…