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Portrait of Dr. Gachet, painted by Vincent van Gogh

By Nathalie Mitchell

A straw nose

struck by wanderlust,

ventures from the concerned brow.

Dr. Gachet, did you mind sitting long enough

For the painter to paint? The pedestrians

pattered by, those Parisians

with prim shoes and prim shadows, and still

you sat still,

considering your considerer as he condensed

that wandering beak in sad, staccato strokes

of ochre and oxidized bronze.

buttons down your front;

eyes in your head.

Consolation:

at least you’ve been noticed, yellows and seasick greens, in a

canvas the same cotton as your coat.

 

Nathalie M. is a rising sophomore at Lakeside Upper School in Seattle, Washington. She loves living in the Pacific Northwest, where she enjoys getting out onto its beautiful lakes. Nathalie is an avid reader and has enjoyed writing for several years now.

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Summer 2018

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