Monet the Painter... Secret Poet?

Oscar-Claude Monet is the name.

Impressionist painting is the game.

 

My father was a grocer and my mom was a star

My brother was Leon, he played the guitar.

 

At La Harvre School of Arts is where I learned

When I left France I always returned

 

Camille was my wife, two sons we had.

But then she died, and I was quite sad.

 

1840 was the year I was born.

I died at 86, my death was forlorn.

 

During my life, was World War I.

Stalin was born and Hitler’s life begun.

 

These difficulties I overcame.

For a better life, I will always aim.

 

Now back to my art, the main point of this piece.

I hope I don’t bore you, the rhyming won’t cease.

 

I used colorful paints all over my art.

The Impressionist movement I did start.

 

Unclear up close but perfect afar,

Some people might think my style is bizarre.

 

Impressionist Sunrise is how the name arose.

And on from there the movement grows.

 

Woman in the Garden is a favorite of mine.

Her dress that I painted is quite divine.

 

Many of my paintings were set in France,

On boats and at weddings, sometimes at a dance.

 

I hope you enjoyed this poem of mine.

I sure enjoyed writing it, more than France likes it’s wine.