‘Ballet Dancers’

Shiny satin, glimmers from tarnished boards, a muscle, stretched, bursts from bulging calf, spill- ing into a shadow, as wings, lowered, sweep into mist and retreat. As sun-capped scalps open to new possibilities. By Jay Cool, 30th December 2024 Inspired by Edgar Degas’ artwork, ‘Ballet Dancers’, as featured in ITV’s ‘My National Gallery.’ Image inContinue reading “‘Ballet Dancers’”

Blood-Tipped: A Savvy Poem

    High forehead, raised eyebrow and eyes d r i l l i n g into the soul of the viewer; intelligent,  curious – perceptive, even? But smudge-tipped nose and smoky knuckles, reveal the barriers within – foggy knots blocking coherent thoughts, foggy knots struggling to hold together the blood-tipped soul of the sitter.Continue reading “Blood-Tipped: A Savvy Poem”