He dap his brush into red (villanelle)

He dipped his brush into red
and made a sketch of a dark creature
in order to be criticised.

Critic always wore yellow,
to win hardened dummy
he dipped his brush into yellow.

Did he need to make an influence to a
strange bird, to party with a dummy,
in order to be critisized?

The question struck into an infirm hand,
to win an awful hang-over
he dipped his brush into red

to alter something in the arts
he drew sampo (celestial sphere)
in order to be critisized.

Artist is ready for anything:
to turn over critic
he dipped his brush into red

in order to be critisized.


(from Aiheita van Goghin korvasta – Subjects from the ear of van Gogh, 2009)

Translated by author