The Lovers’ Chronicle 13 January – solace – art by Chaïm Soutine

Dear Zazie,  Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Where or in whom do you seek solace? Rhett

The Lovers’ Chronicle 

Dear Muse,

dream agent…
dressed in a tailored suit and tie, at a bar, on his sixth Vesper martini, when Mathis arrives and asks
does it help
pretty sure it does not hurt
you will not find what you are looking for there
the next morning at a hotel in Bolivia he starts writing in a notebook,
this is the beginning
this pattern repeats, is it days or years, he continues to write
until interrupted by a knock on the door
he opens the door, the beautiful redhead stands there
are you ready
yes
together we will find it

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tough word for a song
we could go with a movie which is easy,
the James Bond film, Quantum of Solace
“Of course, you love all Bond movies”
what i like about this one
is how it shows him workin’ through
his grief from Vesper’s betrayal/death
“How to process loss may be
the most important skill to learn”
one of our keys, we have had our share
and whatever awaits we will have solace
in each other

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i did not believe myself, you know, although i was attracted by it from time to time, back when i was pretendin’ at bein’ me, and then came the time of wallowin’ in without and the solace found there, but then i yielded to its influence almost in spite of myself, and it is more than i hoped and all that matters and i am amazed

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the words that bind
acceptin’ the promise

now here, were we not
chosen, yes, i want that
how strongly it keeps

undone, what came before

what is the name of the place
where your heart aspires
ascension, regardless of will

time to finish the song
i want to hear us sing

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Pale Love, Pale Rider

tried to paint
a true portrait

thought i could see it,
and i was close,
but i could not

time and distance
intervened and tried
to alter it, but
somehow
it would not change

and finally comin’
into focus, i can see,
since that decade ago day
the nature of this bond

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from this view of hurt
in the grip of feelin’s,
overcome the grief

repentance calls

possession prefers
the pleasure of reverence

point of no return
the vow binds to veneration

rather than accept the promise
lost reason for remembrance
impose self-denial to keep goin’

now penance directs
acceptance, satisfaction
no, little beyond reproach
and want, how wrongly it keeps

kept undone
for solace
but farewell

what is the name of the place
where aspirations, regardless
of intent, will probe where tends
the mystery, and confirm ascension

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unwanted is
as unwanted does

this continues,
to feel so good
about bein’ here

a smile, i know
it only makes
a certain sorta sense
but there it was
the pull is strong
and i succumb

tho there is no denyin’
i know where lies,
in another kinda smile,
the true, best purpose

for now, however,
as the snow falls
and the temperature
heads for sub-zero;
another log for the fire
more aged Hendrick’s
and the solace
of this vision,
voices from the past,
the pursuit of verse
and light, provides
shelter from the storms

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true portrait drawn then

since erased
face of truth
want without seein’,
without regret
apologize, yet not
you git the point
too hidden to be recognized
unable to fear, this is the time
in all that appears, but not there
yet hidden behind everything
continuous

as the aim of despair draws near,
and for little that it offers,
would have seen me aver

concur blindly from this view of hurt
when in the grip of sincere feelin’s,
resentment overcame the good
when repentance called
a possession of the pitiful
a preferred graven crown
the pleasure of reverence

point of no return
and the vow that binds to veneration
but rather than acceptin’ the promise
lost reason for remembrance
impose self-denial in order to maintain

now in Her trance; to direct penance
had i accepted; vengeance satisfied
no, would have little beyond reproach
and i want that; how it wrongly keeps me

me, kept undone; a motive for Her darkness
my soul, She remits to eternity

what is the name of the place
where your heart aspires
ascension, regardless of your intent

but farewell will probe where tends the mystery,
and confirms my refusal

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What have you
“A quantum of solace.”
Great, I will take it

“What will you have sir”
a quantum of solace,
make it a double
“Rocks or straight”
straight
i can take it

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Stand my ground –
Sick, hurt, drunk,
Married, divorced,
On the run,
Run to the ground…
Always. Always

And, it always ends
Tryin’ to git
As far away
As possible

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Chaïm Soutine

Today is the birthday of Chaïm Soutine (Smilavichy, Russian Empire 13 January 1893 – 9 August 1943 Paris); painter of Belarusian Jewish origin.  Soutine made a major contribution to the expressionist movement while living in Paris.  Inspired by classic painting in the European tradition, Soutine developed an individual style more concerned with shape, color, and texture over representation, which served as a bridge between more traditional approaches and the developing form of Abstract Expressionism.

For a time, he and his friends lived at La Ruche, a residence for struggling artists in Montparnasse in Paris. Since 1900, the Montparnasse district, popularized by Apollinaire, had supplanted Montmartre as the epicenter of an intellectual and artistic life in Paris. It was the meeting place of writers, painters, sculptors, actors, often struggling financially, who exchanged and created art and literature whilst sitting and chatting in cafes.

La Ruche, whose rotunda stands on Dantzig Passage in the 15th arrondissement, not far from Montparnasse, a cosmopolitan commune where painters and sculptors from all over, many from Eastern Europe, rented small studios at a low cost. There Soutine encountered, among others, Archipenko, Zadkine, Brancusi, Chapiro, Kisling, Epstein, Chagall, Chana Orloff, as well as Lipchitz who introduced Amadeo Modigliani to Soutine.

Gallery

Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait de Chaïm Soutine (1916)

Autoportrait, vers 1917, huile sur toile (54,6 × 45,7 cm). Soutine n’aimait guère se peindre, et ne l’a fait qu’au début de sa carrière.

Nature morte à la lampe, vers 1916 (huile sur toile, 65,3 × 54,4 cm).

Nature morte à la soupière, vers 1916 (huile sur toile).

Nature morte aux harengs et aux oignons, vers 1917 (huile sur toile, 61,3 × 37,9 cm).

Nature morte avec violon, pain et poisson, vers 1922 (huile sur toile, 21,25 × 25,5 cm).

Les Glaïeuls, vers 1919, huile sur toile (46 × 56 cm). Ici apparaît et éclate le fameux rouge vermillon de Soutine.

La Maison blanche, 1918 (huile sur toile, 50 × 65 cm).

Paysage avec personnages, vers 1919 (huile sur toile, 80 × 60 cm).

Paysage aux toits rouges, 1919 (huile sur toile, 65,5 × 50,1 cm).

Les Platanes à Céret, vers 1920 (huile sur toile, 72,5 × 53,5 cm).

Les Maisons, vers 1921 (huile sur toile, 92 × 58 cm).

Le Petit Pâtissier, vers 1923, huile sur toile (54 × 73 cm). Celui qui a ravi Albert Barnes, changeant le destin de Soutine, a une oreille bien plus énorme.

Le lapin, vers 1923 (huile sur toile, 36 × 73 cm).

Dindon et tomates, vers 1924 (huile sur toile, 49 × 81 cm).

Le dindon, vers 1925 (huile sur toile, 65 × 80 cm).

Le canard, 1925 (huile sur toile, 57 × 93 cm).

Le Poulet plumé, 1925 (huile sur toile, 40 × 67 cm).

Bœuf et tête de veau, vers 1925 (huile sur toile, 73 × 92 cm).

Soutine revoit au Louvre le Bœuf écorché de Rembrandt, peint sur bois en 1655.

Pour son Bœuf écorché peint sur toile en 1925, Soutine choisit un fond bleu discordant

Le Grand Arbre, 1942, huile sur toile (99 × 75 cm), offre un exemple de la nouvelle palette froide de Soutine.

thanks for stoppin

Mac Tag