Here is a very famous German picture from Carl Spitzweg:
We can see some daylight falling through the small window in the background into a dark room. So we cannot clearly see the fitting out of this room, but it gives us the impression of poverty and neglect.
In the center of the picture we see an old man lying in a bed and holding some papers in his left hand. Some books are lying in the near of the bed on a small table. The man seemed to be in a relaxed mood!
So what is going on with that man? Is he sick or lazy? Or tired of normal life and has retired into the privacy? We do not know. Many reasons are possible. But the painter has given us a hint. He called the picture
"The poor poet"!
So we can presume, that he is a writer. Perhaps a thinker or a philosoph. Perhaps someone who has lived an exciting, extraordinary life. We do not know!
But in my phantasy he is someone, who is filled with stories. And now the time has come to write them down.-
What is your phantasy?
