A Poem for Gil Rampy: Un poème pour Gil Rampy
I wrote this poem for my friend Gil Rampy’s painting, featured here, of the Oval Gallery, part of his Kentucky Heritage Center. Great painting, Gil!
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Un poème écrit pour le tableau ci-dessus, de mon ami Gil Rampy, représentant la Gallerie Ovale de son Kentucky Heritage Center. Un beau tableau, Gil!
Peek-a-boo, here I
go inside no house of war-
ship, that’s for certain
though I’m spied on
words begun with w:
marooned or wreckless
walls and windows through
which lazy sunlight’s lied
about in hammocks beaming
like a way the sailor grins,
wide, wind and woolgather –
wicked or wise a gang to been
cahoots with, who’s known it?
Apr 4, 11:29 by Alexander Dickow
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Love from Grandma Ruth
Nice pieces both. The painting makes me think of Philip Guston, who was friends with the poet Wm Corbett.
I don’t know the KY Heritage Center…I’ll have to vist it when my travels take me there next.
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