The Kiss
composed after a visit to the Rodin Museum in Paris67 total reviews
Comment from kiwijenny
My favorite Rodin is the Thinker. He truly is great but my favorite sculpture of all time is Michelangelo's Pieta....I absolutely want to see that beautiful work
God bless ...I love your poem too...carillons? I need to look that up
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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My favorite Rodin is the Thinker. He truly is great but my favorite sculpture of all time is Michelangelo's Pieta....I absolutely want to see that beautiful work
God bless ...I love your poem too...carillons? I need to look that up
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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Thanks very much for your review, Jenny. Always good to hear from you. I appreciate your support and kind words. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written love poem and the statue of the kiss is an excellent pose for lovers to kiss. In the name of art it is a beautiful statue of two lovers for everyone to look at.
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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A very well-written love poem and the statue of the kiss is an excellent pose for lovers to kiss. In the name of art it is a beautiful statue of two lovers for everyone to look at.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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Thanks very much for your review, Sandra. Always good to hear from you. I appreciate your support and kind words. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from evesayshi
In my opinion, a masterful stroke of the pen, beautifully penned in concert with the beauty of the sculpted art of a master sculptor - rhyming rhythm smooth and fluid, a joy to read - fully compliant with the prompt and exquisite in presentation. Much luck in the contest...
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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In my opinion, a masterful stroke of the pen, beautifully penned in concert with the beauty of the sculpted art of a master sculptor - rhyming rhythm smooth and fluid, a joy to read - fully compliant with the prompt and exquisite in presentation. Much luck in the contest...
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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Very many thanks for the six. Always an appreciated validation, as are your kind words. Best wishes, Tony
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You are very welcome, Tony - a masterful write...Eve
Comment from victor 66
This poem is so much of a work of love, and about love, it lifted my spirts. Like buildings, there is an architecture to love, where two people fit so well together they feel they will never part. I sometimes wonder what people's lives are like that have never had this experience, this interaction. Myself, I feel very lucky that I've had such feelings for another and have always appreciated it. Best wishes.
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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This poem is so much of a work of love, and about love, it lifted my spirts. Like buildings, there is an architecture to love, where two people fit so well together they feel they will never part. I sometimes wonder what people's lives are like that have never had this experience, this interaction. Myself, I feel very lucky that I've had such feelings for another and have always appreciated it. Best wishes.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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Thanks very much for your review, Victor. Always good to hear from you. I appreciate your support and kind words. I agree with you that those lucky enough to experience such feelings are truly blessed. Best wishes, Tony.
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You are most welcome, Tony. I think most of our experiences have to do with luck.
Comment from MSJVClarke
This is an exceptional poem. I feel it defines the moment when intense emotions unite with those opposing forces as they connect in a form that expresses it as it truly is and so poetically expressed by you. I love this poem. Thanks for sharing and I can understand your inspiration.
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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This is an exceptional poem. I feel it defines the moment when intense emotions unite with those opposing forces as they connect in a form that expresses it as it truly is and so poetically expressed by you. I love this poem. Thanks for sharing and I can understand your inspiration.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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Very many thanks for the six. Always an appreciated validation, as are your kind words. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Ogden
Tony, I really like your quite believable conceit of those real life lovers turned on by the statue.
On the other hand, I don't agree with that buildings analogy, but who am I to take issue with Rodin?
Don
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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Tony, I really like your quite believable conceit of those real life lovers turned on by the statue.
On the other hand, I don't agree with that buildings analogy, but who am I to take issue with Rodin?
Don
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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Thanks very much for your review, Ogden. Always good to hear from you. I appreciate your support and kind words. I think that Rodin was speaking in terms of proportion and balance. Best wishes, Tony.
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Thanks very much for your review, Ogden. Always good to hear from you. I appreciate your support and kind words. I think that Rodin was speaking in terms of proportion and balance. Best wishes, Tony.
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Yes, but I had the effrontery to disagree, and then cravenly demurred. (You're welcome, Tony.)
Don
Comment from nancy_e_davis
I had that Statue in my Garden but eventually it was tipped over and destroyed. It was a two foot concrete statue not a huge one. I found it at a garage sale. Some kids tried to steal it on my birthday in 1982 but it was too heavy and they had to give it up. Well written Love Poem Tony. Tough contest. Good luck, Nancy
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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I had that Statue in my Garden but eventually it was tipped over and destroyed. It was a two foot concrete statue not a huge one. I found it at a garage sale. Some kids tried to steal it on my birthday in 1982 but it was too heavy and they had to give it up. Well written Love Poem Tony. Tough contest. Good luck, Nancy
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 25-Jul-2018
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Thanks very much for your review, Nancy. Always good to hear from you. I appreciate your support and personal anecdote. Best wishes, Tony.
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Thanks very much for your review, Nancy. Always good to hear from you. I appreciate your support and personal anecdote. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from Air Spirit
Excellent in form, message and choice of words... your poem is lyrical, fluid, and it its graceful form moves across page in formalistc splendor... "...when carillons ring clear,
they seem to shake the sky in sweet alarm,
awaking inspiration with their prayer
to bless such harmonies of human form they seem to shake the sky in sweet alarm, awaking inspiration with their prayer..."
You expressed with a tender passion your love of art and how its form, shapes, colors and sizes speak to the heart on the deepest level -- and resonates with the beat of the human heart... Excellence personified!
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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Excellent in form, message and choice of words... your poem is lyrical, fluid, and it its graceful form moves across page in formalistc splendor... "...when carillons ring clear,
they seem to shake the sky in sweet alarm,
awaking inspiration with their prayer
to bless such harmonies of human form they seem to shake the sky in sweet alarm, awaking inspiration with their prayer..."
You expressed with a tender passion your love of art and how its form, shapes, colors and sizes speak to the heart on the deepest level -- and resonates with the beat of the human heart... Excellence personified!
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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Thanks, Air Spirit. I loved reading your poetic response. I can feel the resonance. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from country ranch writer
art sometimes spark love in the eye of the beholder. They walk hand and hand gazing as they view the art. They intertwine their lives of art and love.
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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art sometimes spark love in the eye of the beholder. They walk hand and hand gazing as they view the art. They intertwine their lives of art and love.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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Exactly! Thanks for your review. Much appreciated. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Mark Valentine
I love the POV of this one - the poet observing lovers who are, in turn, observing Rodin's sculpture. I like that they are a little bit bashful (as I would surely be if I were on a date observing this) in the presence of such an explicit image, but that they eventually "osculate" (great word) "in resonance".
The language soars throughout this one, rising to meet the classical bar set by the sculpture. The sonnet form seems a natural choice for such high art. Absolutely worthy of my last six!
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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I love the POV of this one - the poet observing lovers who are, in turn, observing Rodin's sculpture. I like that they are a little bit bashful (as I would surely be if I were on a date observing this) in the presence of such an explicit image, but that they eventually "osculate" (great word) "in resonance".
The language soars throughout this one, rising to meet the classical bar set by the sculpture. The sonnet form seems a natural choice for such high art. Absolutely worthy of my last six!
Comment Written 24-Jul-2018
reply by the author on 26-Jul-2018
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Well, I can't ask for higher accolades than that, Mark. Validation, indeed! Many thanks. All the best, Tony