Life’s a series of abstract images
Some realistic some absurd
Reality eludes the ideologist
Illusions of truth plague the pragmatist
Do we seek the photo-perfect image
Or blurred lines of enhanced color
Abstractions of truth stand alone
In the minds of all who follow
Distortions also stand alone
In media and pulpit
Abstraction better left
To paint slingers and sculptors
Leaving voyeurs of truth
To speculate on what they perceive
And claim it as their own
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Painting – Purple Thorns: Dwight L. Roth
Posting this for Open Link night at d’Verse Poets Pub: https://dversepoets.com
Roth Poetry 
Oh! I really love this! The poem and the painting! We all see what we want in abstract art. I see a purple flower… maybe a jack in the pulpit. (I think that’s what it’s called.) Great job!
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Thank you Claudia! I am so glad it made you stop and look and assess!
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I love art like this. I think it’s the colors.
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They do reach out and grab you!!!
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I love the painting! Interesting poem. Truth and abstract together. Hmmm, food for thought!
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Seems most of life is a mixture of truth and the abstract painted by those who would have us see things their way!
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Wonderful, Dwight! Love the poem and your painting – the composition of greens and violets works great.
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Thank you so much! I appreciate your comments.
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I thank you, Dwight, for your always inspiring posts. 🙂
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You are welcome!
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I like abstract as it leaves room for imagination and diverse thoughts. Good one !
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Thanks Grace! I like trying different things with painting. With this one it could be, “Every Rose Has Its Thorns” …
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Truth when perceived and processed in our minds often seems quite abstract… this is a lesson to learn.
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Thank you. Yes, I agree!
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? “Life’s”
A fun philosophical tease
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Thanks Sabio!
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Thanks! Yes, something a little different than my usual. Thanks again on the correction… I think I had it that way initially and then in the editing process it got zapped.
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So lovely. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much for commenting!
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Truly beautiful and I can’t stop staring at it! Love the shade of purple! Just right! 😉 May God continue to anoint your hands! Blessings & peace.
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Thank you so much for your kind comments!
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