The Coat Hanger

[~Sophia~]

The Coat Hanger

Who but a devoted mother
and the sainted lesbians of the street
could love these dwarfed die-cast
miniatures of the Arc de Triomphe.

A drunken Montmartre circus imposter
swilling the night in brothels below
the hoisted skirt of Moulin Rouge.
La Goulue’s kicking feet, I prostitute
my father’s thousand year in-bred legacy
and sketch the life that I cannot be.

Bohemian character of can-can not
I drink to the cane, and record
theatrical lust, the seed of
red-headed nymphs touching
aromatic elbows and knees.

Aristede, write my resting song
with more sadness than A Grenelle
Oscar, raise a glass and bid adieu
to this rutting human disease
A stroke of genius
“Vieux con” papa.

Toulouse

[Dori]

Well, for me, this is an exemplary case of how our appreciation of a poem precedes our understanding of it. I'm still struggling with the title...

[~Sophia~]

Hi Dori, about a year ago I got tired of writing "I" poems and did a series under the umbrella Paris Poems. They are all about famous artists that lived and worked in Paris at one time or another. I wrote the poems from a first person perspective.

This one is about Toulouse Lautrec. He was nicknamed The Coat Hanger by his friends because of his dwarfed height. People would throw their coats on him as a joke.

Hope that demystifies the title and, thanks for reading and questioning!

[PrinceMyshkin]

But how did I neglect the fact in commenting on your other poems that you are also a poet! (I haven't looked yet at the album on your profile, but I'm expecting something like Chagal crossed with Gauguin with a bit of Klee and Miro thrown in...) You write like a painter. Do you paint like a poet?

This is another glorious poem. Envy is not exactly the best position from which to view another's poetry but I kind of betcha if you took the whole of my poems you wouldn't find as many vivid, sharply etched, lived details as in any one of yours!

This is a poem - and a painting - and a great film!

[~Sophia~]

Okay Prince, you've got me blushing http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/1249.gif but I'll take up that challenge. Send over the whole lot, I'd love to read them!

[PrinceMyshkin]

Okay Prince, you've got me blushing http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/1249.gif but I'll take up that challenge. Send over the whole lot, I'd love to read them!

What?! I'm flattered as hell, but I'm experiencing a Cinderella moment, i.e., the moment I send them to you they'll turn into a whole lot of pumpkins being pulled along by rats!

[~Sophia~]

I'm experiencing a Cinderella moment, i.e., the moment I send them to you they'll turn into a whole lot of pumpkins being pulled along by rats!

http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cartoon/1238.gifNo worries, my personal fairy can turn them back into a golden coach drawn by magnificent stallions!

[PrinceMyshkin]

http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cartoon/1238.gifNo worries, my personal fairy can turn them back into a golden coach drawn by magnificent stallions!

Oh, are you dating again?

[qimissung]

I figured out it was Toulouse, because it appears to be signed by him (:)). Beautiful, vivid imagery!

[Dori]

Hi Dori, about a year ago I got tired of writing "I" poems and did a series under the umbrella Paris Poems. They are all about famous artists that lived and worked in Paris at one time or another. I wrote the poems from a first person perspective.

This one is about Toulouse Lautrec. He was nicknamed The Coat Hanger by his friends because of his dwarfed height. People would throw their coats on him as a joke.

Hope that demystifies the title and, thanks for reading and questioning!

Thanks for clarifying! :D

[Virgil]

I certainly don't understand the nuances of the poem, but it's another of your amazing works, where I just have to say, "oh my gosh, she is really that good." :D

This stanza is major league quality:

Bohemian character of can-can not
I drink to the cane, and record
theatrical lust, the seed of
red-headed nymphs touching
aromatic elbows and knees.

Sophia, plase don't ever leave lit net, because I will surely miss you, and your poetry of course. :)

[a_little_wisp]

Sophia, plase don't ever leave lit net, because I will surely miss you, and your poetry of course. :)

Ditto that!! I want to go watch Moulin Rouge now, really. My god, such color in this, Sophia! You're going to be famous, aren't you? If so, will you sign my copy of your collection of poetry? :D

[~Sophia~]

Prince, who said I ever stopped? LOL

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quimissung; I hoped that signing his name would be a giveaway but I often forget that not everyone has studied these artists and I like to highlight the lesser known facts. It's easy to see how a disconnect could happen. I never tied the title back to the body which is pretty common in poetry. My bad! Thanks for stopping by! Your reading and comments are always appreciated.... big time!

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Hi Dori. I want to thank you for asking the question. I'm sure you weren't alone in understanding the title. As mentioned above, I didn't tie it back to the body of the poem. Sometimes, I just love to leave a question mark?

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Thanks Virgil! My goodness you are supportive and completely adored!

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Hola Wisp! I'd have to submit to a journal or a publisher for that to happen LOL! You are so sweet and kind. Just love you girl!