Poem by Viginia Mateias, Art by Hikari – #poem #art

Art, bestselling author, Gabriela Marie Milton, poem, writing 2 Minutes

My Dear Readers,

I would like to share with you a fabulous story of friendship and beauty. Several months ago, Virginia Mateias, a Romanian-Canadian poet and journalist, sent me a poem she wrote for me. She entitled the poem, “When an angel becomes unhappy.” I was touched. I was in tears. I read and re-read the poem several times.

After a while Virginia wrote to tell me she sent the poem to a fantastic Japanese painter – Hikari – to make an illustration for it.

Soon after, while traveling in Europe, the art of Hikari came to me in an email. It was a time of gratitude, and a time to kneel in front of friendship and beauty. It was a time of silence.

Below please find Virginia’s poem for me. The featured image belongs to Hikari whom I’ve never met. I hope one day I will get to meet her and thank her personally for her beautiful art.

When an angel becomes unhappy by Virginia Mateias

On a long winter afternoon 

The woman with a childlike laugh 

Told me

When an angel becomes unhappy 

and collapses  

tuberoses grow on earth.

Wrapped in loneliness 

She suddenly conceded  

Half of her sky  

Of such a deep blue

To me.

With the strength of a rock and  

With the delicacy of a tuberose stem 

She analyzed the distance between 

The soul of a child and the horizon line 

The distance between the collapse and the rebirth 

Cover yourself with the blanket, she said,  

By night we will be drinking stars. 

Bios

Virginia Mateias is the result of two cultures and draws her creative inspiration from her European roots and her North American perspective. Passionate about almost all art forms, she published two volumes of poetry: “The Persistence of Memory “and “In the Shadow of the Angel.” Her poetry has been called by literary critics “original and unique”. Her poems share the three fundamental values: truth, goodness and beauty. Virginia loves nature, travel and all the little things that give life beauty and meaning. She tweets at https://mobile.twitter.com/mateiasvirginia.

Hikari is an award winning Japanese painter. She lives in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022 she was recognized during the Grand Prize Exhibition of Platinum Art Association, and she exhibited with Jiyugaoka Gallery. Hikari’s art is inspired by the spirit of Japanese Nohgaku, one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater passed down from generation to generation for more than 650 years. In 2001 Nohgaku was proclaimed by UNESCO a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.” [https://www.unesco.emb-japan.go.jp/htm/nogaku.htm]

About her passion for drawing and colors Hikari says that she “would like to convey a beautiful world in harmony with nature through the gradation of colors and the pattern of the costumes.” You can find Hikari at https://twitter.com/hikari2162554

An interview with the Nobel Prize Nominee Gaetano Camillo was just published in the Literary Revelations Journal. You can read it here: https://literaryrevelations.com/2022/11/07/interview-with-gaetano-camillo-nobel-prize-nominee/

Have a wonderful week everyone.

Gabriela Marie Milton
Pushcart Prize Nominee
Award Winning Author
#1 Amazon Bestselling Author
Books:
Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (ed.), Experiments in Fiction, 2022.
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow :I Love Poems and Poetic Prose, Vita Brevis Press, 2021.
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings, Vita Brevis Press, 2020

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Gabriela Marie Milton #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, 2019 Author of the Year at Spillwords Press NYC; internationally published poet; poetry collections Woman: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis Pres, July 27, 2021); Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis Press, April, 2020)

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  5. No wonder you were moved, Gabriela. What a beautiful and touching honor. The poem and artwork are sublime. Thanks so much for sharing this fabulous poet and wonderful artist with us. <3

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    1. Thank you so much for being here Diana. They are both fabulous and I am indeed moved and honored. Sending love. Have a beautiful and productive week hon.
      xoxo

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    1. Basilike, you put it best. It is priceless indeed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart hon. Sending lots of love

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    1. Thank you so much for your wonderful words. So honored you are here to support me and these talented women with hearts of gold. Their work is wonderful and heart-touching.
      xo

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  17. Nice. Very cool artwork.

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  18. Dear Gabriela, both the poem and the art work are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing these unique gifts, no wonder you were so touched when you received them.

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    1. Blanca, my dearest, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support. I was touched indeed.
      I hope your day is going well. Sending you lots of love.
      xoxo

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      1. I loved the poem and the artwork,! I tried to visit your blog/website to read more of your work but I could not get anywhere using WordPress.

    1. Thank you so much dearest Cassa. Beautiful indeed. I am glad you liked them 🌹🌹🌹

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  24. Everything about this post is wonderful. Apart from the image, you also created suspense in the whole story. You prepared us for this poem with your magical words. Thanks, Gabriela.

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    1. My dearest Eunice, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your beautiful words and your kind support. They mean a lot. Sending hugs 🤗🌺

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  25. How touching and such a beautiful poem of admiration and love from Virginia. Such a gift and the art also so striking and surreal. Thanks for sharing them with us❣️

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  27. Oh Gabriela..I love this story..the painting and Virginia’s evocative, loving words!! All of this serendipity and collaboration and mutual creation, remind me why this community is so strong and so valuable for our fellow artists. Thank you for sharing this multi-media beautiful tribute.

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    1. Thank you for your beautiful comment and your support sweetheart. So good to hear from you. I am really loving it too.
      ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Thank you so much Eric. “Angels.” How beautifully said.
      I hope everything went well. Please let me know when you have time. No pressure.
      xo

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  31. I responded to Virginia but I must say it was an amazing treat and I was touched by both the questions and the candid answers. It was an amazing interview. BRAVO 🎉 🎊🎉

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