The Blood of Vincent

The Blood of Vincent

          

                 

                        Vincent! Vincent!

                        Paul Gauguin screams

                        What are you doing?

                        You can't do that here!

                        But Vincent Van Gogh

                        Cuts off his ear...

                        You fool, you fool,

                        You stupid fool

                        As Gauguin sighs

                        Your Sun Flower painting

                        Is not even dried...

                        Paint it again!

                        Paint out the red

                        The blood from ear

                        Will turn it orange

                        Instead.....

                        Now this is the reason why

                        "The Sunflowers in a Vase"

                        Are orange and not yellow

                        It came from Vincent’s ear

                        This brilliant, demented fellow

                        Peter Wicks 2008