The Pink Studio by Mary C. McCarthy

The Pink Studio, by Henri Matisse, 1911

Pink Studio

Show me the world
as pink confection
no walls or corners
to educate the eye
it’s an origami toy
unfolded
dimensions down
to planes and pattern
in a joyous calligraphy
a bright scribble
denying all the old
conventions
restoring art
to where it started
in play’s divine
enchantment

Mary C. McCarthy

Mary McCarthy has always been a writer, but spent most of her working life as a Registered Nurse. She has had many publications in journals, including Earth's Daughters, Caketrain, and The Evening Street Review, among others. She has only recently discovered the vibrant poetry communities on the internet, where there is so much to explore and enjoy.

This poem was written as part of the ekphrastic 20 Poem Challenge.