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Bob Bradshaw

Claude Monet: Camille on her Death Bed

Here, in my last painting of Camille,
she stares out from her shroud's hood,
half sunken in icy blues
as if lying in a frozen pond.
She smiles slightly,
but not from my comforting words.
God help me but at the time
I could only think of how
to balance the blues
and greys


Bob Bradshaw is a programmer living in Redwood City, CA.  He is a big fan of both the Rolling Stones and afternoon naps.  Mick may not be gathering moss, but  Bob is.  Recent work of his can be found at Eclectica, Lucid Rhythms, Poetry Friends and Halfway Down the Stairs.

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