Unrpompted for Hedge’s 55. I felt a needed a brain cleanse from the prompt earlier this week of Frida Kahlo’s works. In Native American medicine, jimson weed was used as an hallucinogenic along with peyote. I am using the painting of one of my favorite artists, Georgia O’Keefe. This is also posted on Poets United Poetry Pantry.
Jimson Weed Moon
The moon is a Georgia O’Keefe painting.
Stark white against a black sky
in the museum of the night
It hangs perfectly poised,
glowing in its frame of stars.
Jimson weed moon.
Curling its tendrils about the night –
I thought I was hallucinating
but it was just an owl gliding overhead,
silent as dust.
Jimson Weed, Georgia O’Keefe – fair use
May 04, 2018 @ 16:12:20
Lovely Toni!
May 04, 2018 @ 17:07:19
Thank you Lynda!
May 04, 2018 @ 17:46:08
“The moon is a Georgia O’Keefe painting.
… in the museum of the night …
Jimson weed moon.
Curling its tendrils”
That is so crazy cool.
May 04, 2018 @ 18:02:53
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May 04, 2018 @ 18:12:14
Girl, I was just looking all over for your email — so I can invite you to my blog. You interested?
May 04, 2018 @ 18:16:32
Yes ma’am I am. It looks like when I reply to you, you will get my email. I am mainly at Real Toads these past few months and I just completed NAPOWRIMO….and I still can’t stop writing. Yes! Please do invite me to your blog. Hugs.
May 04, 2018 @ 18:21:59
Just email me: polkadotthought@gmail.com
May 04, 2018 @ 18:23:24
10-4
May 04, 2018 @ 18:49:21
Ha ha ha. I was just sitting here trying to figure out the significance of October 4th. 🙂 That took me way too long to read properly. 😛
I sent it. See you soon.
May 04, 2018 @ 21:18:24
Just delete my comments. I deleted my blog/self anyway.
May 04, 2018 @ 19:11:01
A very evocative image–both in words and one of my favorite O’Keefe’s–it all hangs together as perfectly as that pale round intoxicating and dangerous moon hangs in her personal diorama. We have native jimsonweed (datura) growing along the back fence–it’s gorgeous, but don’t eat the leaves or roots–the seeds supposedly will get you high, but I’m not going there at my age. ;_) Thanks for playing Toni.
May 04, 2018 @ 21:27:53
I hear you. We don’t have it here otherwise some idiot would be o’ding on a regular basis. I too love this image by O’Keefe. She is one of my favorite “modern” artists.
May 05, 2018 @ 02:21:33
Beautiful!
May 05, 2018 @ 09:26:05
Loved each word. And I also love Georgia O’Keefe, and I love her paintings of the Jimson weed.
May 05, 2018 @ 10:17:38
As do I. She was so interesting!
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May 05, 2018 @ 19:08:10
I love vines, and the moon, and the night sky, and owls with their silent wings, so you know I love this.
May 05, 2018 @ 21:22:29
💙💚💛💜
May 06, 2018 @ 00:06:53
You had me at the title! This is gorgeous!
May 06, 2018 @ 15:01:43
H Thank you!
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May 06, 2018 @ 04:55:14
What a stunning analogy!
May 06, 2018 @ 15:47:57
Well done and a perfect O’Keefe painting to accompany your words!
May 06, 2018 @ 19:03:09
That owl, gliding silent as dust….wonderful!
May 06, 2018 @ 20:59:47
Oh, magical! Georgia O’Keefe is one of my great favourites too.
May 06, 2018 @ 21:51:36
WOW!
May 07, 2018 @ 02:49:58
I don’t think we have jimson weed over here, but we do have bindweed which looks similar. It’s also known as ‘granny pops out of the bed’ but I don’t think it’s hallucinogenic. I love the Georgia O’Keefe painting and the lines:
‘in the museum of the night
It hangs perfectly poised,
glowing in its frame of stars’.
May 07, 2018 @ 04:42:07
This is gorgeous, Toni!💞
May 07, 2018 @ 06:00:37
Fabulous opening line especially!
May 07, 2018 @ 10:07:13
Evocative poem! Love it!
May 08, 2018 @ 00:13:50
Ooooo, so many great images here. I love ‘museum of the night’ and ‘framed in stars.’ Love this write!!
May 08, 2018 @ 16:43:59
Thank you Sarah!
May 12, 2018 @ 21:58:34
This is just beautiful! Georgia O’Keefe’s work is indeed inspiring. Your words do very well by this painting. I am not familiar with jimson weed either really.