Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night

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                                                   black swirls across the sky
                                                                mixing with orange and yellow, colors of a summer sunset
                 ethereal colors of a world beyond
                      touching the church steeple
                                      wrapping it in a warm night embrace
                                                                                   purple mountains hovering 
                                         reflecting the moon's gaze
                                                                                                             basking in its vain glory
                                                                                                        small town
                                                                                 safe in shadows
                                   falling asleep to the night's symphony
         unreal
                   unattainable
                                eternal peace
                                                  glowing with the calm of midnight
                                             the silence of rest
                                                                 the hope of tomorrow
                                                                                              yet the safety
              of the night
                               celestial bodies looking down
                                          smiling sweetly 
                                                                         sharing their light 
                                                                                   as the black swirls across the sky
                   and the milky way fades


This is a poem about Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. It simply describes my perception of the famous piece of artwork. 

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I really like how you made this poem a very visual poem-- it relates perfectly to the painting. I also like how you ended the poem in a way that it goes back to the beginning.

Great job, I enjoyed reading this!

I'm a fan of Monet-esque painting, and I like Starry Night too. Basically, any art that has vibrant colors is fine by me!

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