Basket of Potatoes

Inspired by a long ago visit to a Van Gogh exhibit.

Van Gogh's Basket of Potatoes

A woven basket
well worn
and filled to overflowing
with potatoes freshly
dug from dark dirt,
hung somberly
on the gallery wall.

My finger tips
cake with dust.
The grit of the earth
pricks my nose
and smudges my soul.

Amongst brilliant
paintings of windmills
and sunflowers
this subdued, simplicity,
pared to its base,
guides my brush.
         ~~Judi Van Gorder

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