Van Gogh, Wheat Field

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It is what you might call
omen-brushed yellow, a virulent
scare, its quotient graded just
below dark, and subtly so.
A sky raining crows,
like a scandal of mustaches,
or handlebar dissent.
Yellow crosses
daring a blight,
or braving a mouthless ebb,
Agony and Ecstasy, yes,
but a forced marriage
or hospitable togetherness?
Hard to say
when Harmony,
harvesting its own voice,
is reaped by the scythe
of Dissonance, a sermon’s
last lips annointing Treason
its warden
and glory.
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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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2 Responses to Van Gogh, Wheat Field

  1. briandeanpowers's avatar Brian Dean Powers says:

    “omen-brushed yellow…” excellent phrase.

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