Vincent Van Gogh

Like no one before, Nor since

You painted that starry night in oils

Superimposing your life story.

I feel I know this idyllic village

Blanketed by tranquil rolling hills

Embraced by calming olive trees

Their very branches a symbol of peace

The steadfast church steeple

A sacred echo of the stalwart cypress.

But never have I witnessed

Hills so inflamed-burning to tell the world their history

A moon so agitated-suffering from an incurable insanity

The sky so frenzied-seeking answers to life's suffering

Such undulating indigo eddies of despondency and confusion

Or stars radiating with such feverish beauty-concentric circles of passion.

That starry night

You painted stars that, Like you, Are light-years away from anyone else

Looking on the serene village scene from an insurmountable distance

For you saw things, Vincent,

Like no one before, Nor since.

This is a poem written about Van Gogh's very well-known painting "That Starry Night".

It goes on to explain how Vincent painted the art piece keeping aspects of his life in mind. It describes a countryside with rolling hills that have olive trees growing on them and olive branches have been known to signify peace. He also mentions a church steeple that stands resolutely and a Cyprus tree that shows outstanding strength.

The rest of the poem goes on to describe what Vincent has painted. But we need to know that Vincent only craved peace in his life which is depicted by the olive trees and branches.

Like Vincent, All of us crave peace but there are things that stop us from getting what we need so that we can lead a peaceful life without any trouble or worries. But, What we can do is try and obtain it one step at a time. The slower we take things and embrace them, The better it will be for us.

Unfortunately, Vincent never found the peace that he so desperately needed and killed himself by shooting himself in the chest with a revolver. He was pushed to do this by the high standards he had set for himself and by working too hard to put out the best art that the world could see made him do this.

He was a person of quality and always preferred to be that way up until his death. We stress ourselves out a lot by trying to push ourselves to do better at the things we do in life but it can also destroy us from the inside which can lead to us taking the extreme step. The best way to prevent this is to stay calm and do things one by one.

Vincent taught us a very valuable life lesson through his art and let's take that as an example of how to lead our lives.