The Portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
January 1, 2007 | Filed under Media
There was also a Bohemiane artiste from lively Montmartre.
Le belle époque hadde he in spirit, in his heart was naght but art.
From young he been aristocrat, but old did his soul lost.
When teen, his legges fract, and then on he was alwey exhauste.
For the disease dred in his bodie, bones none koude mende.
Most with this woude staid in bed, but he not woude this tend.
He was but fore feet hafe, legges shorte but bodie normale.
Embraced did he wrath, and all else worse for his morale.
He was known by all with frends at races, cabaret and brothel
Most famous the Moulin Rouge with frends like Jane Avril
And Louise Weber. By daye he wasted the hours,
By nyght he drynken, yet coude none say he nat righteous.
Drynke hadde he drynken much with innocente wyn first
Then branday wiskay and absinthe and soon alcool was mirth.
In his childhood, art lessons from Bonnat hadde he receive.
His drawings were his gift to his world. Hadde he none else to give
From Ukiyo-e art was inspyration, many artworks very striking
All people of Montmartre were immortalized in his drawing.
Shop girls, countesses, actors, acrobats, clowns,
Also dogs, horses, and washer ladies in common gowns.
Hated he the bland, exuberant was his art and nat still.
His talent admired, and much gold gat he for the work of his quill.
But with fame and fortune, came alcool increase.
In the sweet nectar he found spiritual release,
Forgiveness for his life’s sins, for his wicked wayes
Forgiveness that he did nat overcome his dreded malaise.
By the end, his disease of boils gave him no rest.
Consumption and certain deeth settled in his chest.
Near deeth, him dying before mine own eye.
And as Caunterbury was reached, he gave his last sigh.
This great artiste was cleped Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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