Vincent in the Sky Above Bologna, 1493
A star hung in the sky just above
The brim of his straw hat.
He gazed upon a city.
I hope nobody mistakes me, he thought.
He gazed upon a medieval woodcut
On Christmas Eve.
I used Google Earth
To track the movements of the past,
Finding where the sky began…
I had to do this
Before unplugging
For a few days…
To contemplate what I might awaken
Soon, &
2015,
So soon upon us…
& In this season of celebration,
A star alighting upon Vincent,
Wishing you
A Happy New Year.
The woodcut, depicting Bologna, is by an unknown artist, 1493.
Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh, 1887.
Bologna street scene from Google Earth, 2014.
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