En Angleterre (Eugène Manet à l’île de Wight), 1875
Paris, musée Marmottan-Claude Monet
Fondation Denis et Annie Rouart, legs Annie Rouart, 1993
© Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris / The Bridgeman Art Library / Service presse / DR
As you freshen up,
I wait, gaze upon
two proper ladies;
ruffled white blossoms,
flushed with salty air,
stare, hungry robins.
Gull’s cry breaks the spell;
guilt flops and lodges.
“Where for tea?” you ask.
Startled, I turn to meet
your sparkling blue eyes.
“Snuggle first, perhaps?”
I wink, grasp your hand.
Love, afternoon’s task,
writhes us like otters;
honeymoon’s postures.
Reading a little about the painting, the artist married artist Manet’s brother and this painting was taken when she and her husband were on their honeymoon. I wrote this from Eugene’s perspective.
Tao-Talk 
I remember this prompt…
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Tanka Tuesday has always had good prompts <3
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An interesting new take on this painting prompt.
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Thanks much, Robbie :)
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Lovely snapshot of engaging painting; cool form, too. Thanks
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Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the feedback, Ron.
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Lovely poem Li
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Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re very welcome 😍
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Deliciously suggestive Li ❤️
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Paul, I’m glad you caught my drift. Thank you <3
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This one made me smile, Lisa.
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:) I’m glad. It’s kind of cozy isn’t it.
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:>)
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I love how that era looked in paintings…nice poem Lisa!
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Thanks, Max!
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