Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, November 2, 2008

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Milkmaid

By Jan Vermeer

1660

This week, for Sunday, November 2^nd, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

people

pose

port

pray or prey

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Dutch Baroque painter Jan (Johannes) Vermeer, who was born on October 31, 1632.

To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his artwork to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

By Jan Vermeer

1654-1655

Below:

View of Delft

By Jan Vermeer

1660-1661

Feel free to use the artwork in your own blog post, or not, as inspiration strikes you. Just be sure to come back to SIMPLY SNICKERS by Sunday, November 2^nd, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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