Sara Kendrick Poet Ekphrasis

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Orange Lantana

Black and white butterfly a rare single sighting
Idealized image caught upon film
Beautiful bounding insect drinking nectar 
Against such colorful contrast of orange Lantana
A wonderful shot snapped in a twinkle of the eye
Photo snapped by a trained eye and skilled cameraman
A picturesque scene to last a lifetime
Amazing photography work hangs upon the museum wall   


The butterfly flits about
Tasting each sweet nectar
Never remaining in one place
Reminder of the spectra

Black and white a beautiful sight 
Mixed colors like choices
First on roses then foxglove's blooms
Silent is their voices

Orange Lantana is not special
This butterfly is fickle
Wanting faithfulness receiving
Dishonesty's prickles

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Monterey Sirak May 17, 2015 at 7:45 AM Your words do justice to the vibrant images and colors in the picture!

Nette Onclaud May 15, 2015 at 2:27 PM vivid, vivid and a poetic delight, sara.. must be for andie's?.. remarkable piece.. huggs

Anne-Lise Andresen May 15, 2015 at 12:34 PM - A colorful picture and lovely poem, Sara - I wish you a beautiful and peaceful weekend - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Bl Devnath May 14, 2015 at 11:41 AM Nice imagery it's and accompanied with beautiful words. Loved always, my sweet friend,bl

Kp Nunez May 14, 2015 at 10:54 AM Such vivid imagery here, Sara. Your words are fresh, crisp...and did justice to the beauty in the picture. A 7. :-)

Constance La France May 13, 2015 at 6:38 AM Sara, your write is so pretty and soothing for the reader, 7 and thanks for visiting my poem, A hundred . . . and btw your response soupmail to me regarding your contest I could not read because of a clitch on the soupmail page, could you re-send please

David Meade May 12, 2015 at 11:29 PM Vivid and amazing . . . both the colors and the words . . . missed reading your works. All the best. 7

Andrea Dietrich May 12, 2015 at 4:12 PM It's really nice, poem and picture both. In line two, do you mean image? Hope you are having a great week!

Lindsay Laurie May 11, 2015 at 7:08 PM G'day Sara... your poem certainly fits the bill with the photo above. Nicely described - Lindsay