posting poetic prose
14 Sep 2022 9 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: abandonment, death, gloom, loneliness, marsh
crickets ‘n crawdads sing off-key
in surreal dream left condemned
on river surrounded by marshland
of carolina’s backwaters…look away
like empty windows that stare coldly
as lonely boat cradles dead body in
hull…cut memory loose, let it drift
through mind’s dark tunnel beyond
plaster and bricks’ clayed dilapidation
Written in response to d’verse ekphrastic prompt featuring art by Lee Madgwick. The previous evening, I’d watched the film, “Where Crawdads Sing,”based on book by same title.
08 Jun 2022 11 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: sand, sea, surf
seaside holiday
playing cat-and-mouse with surf
transport sand home
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A senryu for dVerse poets where Merril hosts ekphrastic poetry.
23 Sep 2020 30 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: keyhole, man in the moon, star, swallow tailed coat
tired old man in the moon
had had enough of listening
to earth’s noisy troublemakers!
how can anyone sleep with
that infernal decibilled racket?
he was definitely full of it, so
he donned his top hat and
swallow-tailed coat, locked
his door and set sail to a star.
Ekphrastic poetry at dVerse poets’ pub hosted by Lillian and featuring the uniquely surreal artwork of Catrin Welz-Stein.
25 May 2020 20 Comments
in ekphrastic, haibun Tags: Broadway, Denver, grid, lights, summer
Piet Mondrian: Broadway Boogie Woogie
Take me back to Broadway at night! Let’s experience the electric excitement in street lights’ shine, neon signs blinking, billboards’ glare, and stream of traffic headlights or taillights in opposite lanes. Life in Denver drives on pulsating grid.
White delivery trucks, yellow taxis, blue mustangs and red VW bugs follow the streets, avenues, and boulevards of my childhood and adolescence. Dibs on the back seat of school bus! An urgent siren sends all traffic curbside to let a flashing emergency vehicle past.
Be ready with horn or brakes and quick maneuvers. Circle carefully around bustling parking lots. Wait your turn at busy car wash or fast food drive-up window. Go slow through used car lot…lit by aliens? No, it’s a police helicopter checking back alleys.
girl’s eyes reflect lights
cruise city on summer night
buzzy as beehive
Kim hosts haibuns and invites us to “meet Piet” on “Broadway” at dVerse Poets pub.
19 Feb 2020 14 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: bulb, garden, irises, leaves, spring, van gogh
i begin as
dry ivory bulb
asleep in deep dark
until warmth stirs from
far away as sunshine
whispers, “come to me”
i stretch
uncurling in
moist brick soil
insects tickling my
pale skin as it peels off
with sigh, “love, arise!”
i reach up
to throw off the
heaviness of garden
bed’s blanket and am
blinded by yellow light
crying, “it’s spring!”
i grow long
sabered leaves
of vibrant green to
drink in cool rain and
shelter tender buds with
promise, “we’ll dance!
i bloom in
profuse blue hues
from cerulean to indigo
unfurling petaled banners
to reveal frilly stamens and
sing, “behold life’s beauty!”
i fade as
sun sets in gold;
plucked from roots
glory slowly wanes as
flowered energy wilts with
a moan, “remember me.”
irises by van gogh
04 Sep 2019 33 Comments
in ekphrastic, poem for children, rhyming verse
Mish at dVerse Poetics inspires us with the lovely art of Beverly Dyer…and today I did paint one wall of our living room “purple suede”!
paint a purple wall
pluck a purple plume
pick a purple wildflower
play a purple tune
write a purple poem
wear a purple dress
climb a purple mountain
make a purple mess
eat a purple plum
fly a purple kite
plant a purple garden
dream a purple night
tired of my purple riot?
let’s do violet!
Purple Wildflower by Beverly Dyer
01 Aug 2019 11 Comments
in ekphrastic, poem for children Tags: bears, bells, cedar, hood, shadow, wolf, wood
Goldi wander in wood?
Red Cedar by Emily Carr
beware of three bears
see them growling!
is Red in the hood?
big bad wolf out there
hear him howling!
scare Peter but good
should tinkle bells wear
stop them prowling!
Link to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads‘ prompt inspired by Emily Carr’s art.
18 Jun 2019 27 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: defiance, girl, independence, moods, ravens, sassy
Linda tends dVerse Poets Pub today and invites us to write ekphrastic poetry inspired by the artwork of Jackie Hurlbert…
sassy young redhead named penelope
decides who in the world she wants to be
dark ravens perch upon each shoulder
speaking words that make girl feel bolder
independent defiance paints hot lips
her arms cross tight or hands on hips
fiery moods untamed, doesn’t give a care
determination steeps in eyes that stare
penelope’s ravens sing rebellious song
this teen believes ravens make her strong!
(but raven words may spell trouble
and raven beaks may burst her bubble)
“Conspiring With Ravens”
22 May 2019 12 Comments
in ekphrastic, haiga Tags: bayou, horizon, humidity, rain, squall, storm, water
This week, Sarah Southwest hosts dVerse poetics and invites us to write ekphrastic poetry featuring artwork by Mary Frances from her “New Worlds in Old Stones”…
19 Apr 2018 17 Comments
in ekphrastic, story Tags: acorns, bike, crawdad, goose, mud, pond, turtle
Sarah hosts “ekphrastic” poetry (inspired by visual art) at dVerse Poets!
art by Fay Collins
Wheels
whizzing
on steep
downhill
bike path
trying to
avoid fallen
acorns and
slick goose
droppings
which may
skid tires
and flip a
rider over
handlebars
splashing
into cool
water and
algaed
scum of
Cooter’s
Pond…
may also
disturb
turtles or
crawdads
buried in
muddy
bottom
Whooaah!
a poem in my pocket 
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