To An Art Icon (Acrostic Poem) Poem by Ferdinand L Quintos

Vivid images lifting the soul,
_exhilarating the wearied sight,
Irises blooming so beautiful,
_low clouds swirling in graceful delight,
Nights serenely enveloped by the cool
_gleams of distant stars burning bright,
Captured by your masterly vision
_with hues that can only tint the dawn,
Eternized with your profound passion
_to satiate your restless emotion,
Nature lived through your brushes’ motion,
_evoked the world’s deep admiration,
Tragic was the portrait of your life, though,
_that you highlighted with your blood’s glow.