Near Deinze on a bright, hot day
A country idyll on display
Quaint church with river Leie nearby
And not a cloud in azure sky.
Quiet setting blessed with rural flow
Where 19th century artists go
Inspired by life at slower pace
Away from Industry’s coal face…
Machelen – known for famous son
Roger Raveel’s* art is fun:
A mass of colours, magic square
And pop art pillars everywhere.
Breadwinner was the artist’s wife
Allowing him an artist’s life
Self-portraits, figures, gold and green
But his ‘red cow’ I’d never seen!
Real cows in fields, small cobbled streets
To restaurant where the town meets;
Its water feature - a surprise
A small boy splashes, joy in eyes!
A helicopter swoops and lands
But not a flag or large brass band
On this, dear Belgium’s National Day**
Are all its patriots away?
(c) Poet in the woods 2024
* * 21st July
* The Red Cow by Roger Raveel (1921-2013)
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