The Poet

“The Poet”
“The lunatic, the lover and the poet

Are of imagination all compact”

Act 5, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Duke of Athens says this in response to the strange magical tale that the lovers tell him. Shakespeare believed that lovers, lunatics and poets are strongly swayed by the power of imagination. 

The poet creates a world with his words. His heart is like his cigarette, burning constantly – and oh, how glorious is the light. 

Mauve represents unbridled creative energy. This painting is inspired by the great mystic poet  H. S. Shiva Prakash.