Looking at the Pier

[heslopian]

Fidgety shadows of lights
make the sea look like a Van Gogh painting.

I want to go swimming
as if I could live in one man's distillation of night.

[Mark]

What does 'one man's distillation of night' mean, Jack?

[heslopian]

The "one man" is Van Gogh, and his "distillation of night" refers to the image of night in this painting, "Starry Night Over the Rhone":



As it's a painting the image doesn't move, so it's a distillation.

[Mark]

Okay thanks.

[karpackie]

The "one man" is Van Gogh, and his "distillation of night" refers to the image of night in this painting, "Starry Night Over the Rhone":



As it's a painting the image doesn't move, so it's a distillation.

didn't think a painting moved,that's scary

[Mark]

Hard to believe I miss you

[karpackie]

who in the right mind would miss me of all people

[Mark]

who in the right mind would miss me of all people

We all know I'm not in my 'right mind'.

[srijantje]

hear,hear,

we need your 'angle',packie