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Stories to linger over.
A curated selection from the Moniqs archive, newest first. More stories are being moved over from the original site.
Poetry · Reflection
DEEPLY IN LOVE ~ POEM BY MONIQUE LUCY WEBERINK
DEEPLY IN LOVE Endlessly repeating Words of Love Whispering Voices throughout the Night My Body and Soul do not belong anymore They are possessed by you now my Love I have lost Control over my Emotions No sense of Reality anymore While its still Dark outside We are here together
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Art · Reflection
ELIZABETH LEONARDI ~ INDIO'S PORTRAIT
“Indio´s portrait” Elizabeth Leonardi Argentina
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ELIZABETH LEONARDI ~ INDIO’S PORTRAIT
“Indio´s portrait” Elizabeth Leonardi Argentina
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Art · Reflection
MIKHAIL VRUBEL ~ NIGHT
“Night” 1900 by Mikhail Vrubel (1856-1910) Mikhail Vrubel was a versatile artist who excelled in painting, graphics, sculpture, as well as in monumental and applied arts. His name is routinely associated with Russian Symbolism and Art Nouveau and perhaps rightly so. Mikhail Alexa
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Art · Reflection
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO ~ ON ART
“Art is the fatal net which catches these strange moments on the wing like mysterious butterflies, fleeing the innocence and distraction of common men.” Giorgio de Chirico
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Art · Reflection
…TO ARTISTA… ~ POEM BY BERT PAZA
..to Artista…. .go and fly white Dove go and fly up in the sky take the gold ray from the sun get the Celeste color from above dive in ocean for deep blue and the wave .some green and earth colors around and put them all on your canvas the miracle of your creation bring
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Poetry · Reflection
MOVING ON ~ POEM BY MONIQUE LUCY WEBERINK
An Angel of Death is near me but I feel no Fear Only a Sense of Relief No Matter where I am going As long as I am getting out of here I’ve lost the Sense of Reality Am I Dreaming or Awake Is there any Difference, It’s all just very Dark My Soul is
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Art · Reflection
CHARLOTTE SALOMON ~ LIFE? OR THEATER?
Charlotte Salomon (April 16, 1917 – October 10, 1943) was a German-Jewish artist born in Berlin. She is primarily remembered as the creator of an autobiographical series of paintings Leben? oder Theater?: Ein Singspiel (Life? or Theatre?: A Singspiel ) consisting of 769 individua
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