Aurora Dentata
This painting is strange
you may feel the same
one by James Gleeson
in a plain gold frame
Called Aurora Dentata
a haunting creation
like a shark out roaming
through the ocean
You can look up dentata
and be surprised
at a myth with teeth
undisguised
But what is its meaning
what does it say
is there a message
a moral at play
An old Irish gardener
said he knew
held up his hand
and declared it was true
Had fingers missing
was a gunner in the war
on a flying fortress
through clouds of gore
He had earned the right
to spin a tale
and turn the listener
a little pale
Makes for reflection
on the horrors of war
when unbridled passion
comes to the fore
In the quiet of the gallery
in the play of art
Aurora Dentata
screams from the heart
Is it just another painting
or a comment on war
of the forces of Nature
exposed and raw
Jaqi
Bluh
Saturday
25
May
2019
Note ~ 'Aurora Dentata' (1986) is a painting by the Australian surrealist artist, James Gleeson (1915-2008). He lived an amazing life, with his greatest works being created in his older years. He would not go quietly into the night.
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