Lately, I Have Been Dreaming of Van Gogh's Last Paintings by Rhonda C. Poynter

Wheatfield With Crows, by Vincent Van Gogh, 1890.

 Lately, I Have Been Dreaming of Van Gogh's Last Paintings

The wheat fields and sky and
Thunderstorms:
The churches with empty
Chairs, and
Still life - now, when I fall asleep there are
Tables and bottles and
Perfect oranges.
 
I have been dreaming about
Sandstone cottages and
Women adorned in red ribbons:
They call me by my name, to come
Bend to the roots and the
Soil beneath morning, the
Sun a halo.
 
Rhonda C. Poynter                                                    
 
This poem was previously published in Red Fez, Houseboat, and The Lake. Rhonda C. Poynter's other publication credits include Triggerfish, Frontiers, Wascana Review, Rio, Red Fez, Dark Matter, Minnetonka Review, Freshwater, Madison Review, Tipton Poetry Journal, Sleet, vox poetica and other journals, anthologies and magazines.