World Famous Painting Haiku - Ophelia Poem by john tiong chunghoo

World Famous Painting Haiku - Ophelia

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in death's shadow
teeming water
Ophelia

Ophelia
life seeps out
shades of life

Ophelia
nonchalant as death
the spring water

Ophelia
in shades of death
the water disperses

in shades of death
the water teems with life
Ophelia

Ophelia
shades of of life
seep into water

Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, and was completed in 1852. Currently held in the Tate Britain in London, it depicts Ophelia, a character from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, singing while drowning in a river in Denmark. Although not universally acclaimed when it was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852, the painting has come to be admired for its beauty and the highly-accurate depiction of a natural landscape. It has been valued by experts at at least £30 million. - (wikipedia.com)

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Penny Hemans 21 October 2007

Makes one want to read Hamlet all over again, John.. and visit the Tate Gallery... again, the haunting image of art is very evident here.. excellent form thanks so much xxPenny

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