Feline In A Dream
For Raymond G. Taylor's Art Inspires Challenge
Introduction
This is for this challenge put together by Raymond G. Taylor that you can read about here, and I am glad it has given me a reason not to write a poem, as poetry makes me feel I am being lazy although I suppose this may turn out to be a prose poem.
The music is "Is It A Dream?" by Classix Nouveaux
Feline In A Dream
Am I awake or am I dreaming I really don't know. I am naked on a bed but everything around me is melting into a metaphysical swirl, a whirlpool of cloud and I am at the centre on an eiderdown, reflecting sleep warmth.
I watch a cat, but he does not see me and he is intent on a bird that has landed from the whirling air, ruffling its feathers in a silent manner.
Will the cat pounce? I am not sure, should I stroke it? Maybe not.
We have made this tableau, me a cat and a bird, a living trinity, waiting for something to happen.
Nothing moves.
We are part of a painting and the only way out is if I wake, the cat pounces, or the bird flies off.
So we wait.
And wait
And wait
As others observe this dreamlike work of art.
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Comments (9)
So interesting what everyone sees. This was really fascinating. Good luck with it.
All that waiting seems very tiring. Loved your story!
I love how you capture the sense of movement in the artwork and its stasis. Really well done!
Very nicely done. Great job with the challenge pic.
Lovely - well done. It is such a good picture, but I've failed to find words for this challenge so far.
So creative and I love the flows
What a dream and piece of writing.
Wonderful, evocative and dream-like interpretation of this artwork. And a musical accompaniment too, not to mention the Kendo Kiai!. Fantastic entry and thanks for joining in.
This was wonderful, Mike, eternal waiting in a painting.