Ekphrasis Poems | Ekphrasis Examples

The Temptation of St Anthony I entered the desert, took a vow not to speak Lucifer’s here too, hoping silent men grow weak My path seemed so straight but quickly became oblique I question whether it is I that fetishise the bleak The fish sang in bass tones, dirges I once knew A trapped fiend plucked strings from a...

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MONDRIAN so precise & pre-arranged this decisive detailed quest of the absolute outlined in black ...

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Little kitty sitting on a fabric bun, What is that your little paws are on? A little fishy made of blue, it's clear it means a lot to you. Little puppy friend by your side, open expression, nothing to hide. How adorable you are, all of you, You, your fishy, and your puppy friend, too....

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cut-out a simple abstract shape surfaces as the Blue nude the image triggering stark sensations drawn patterns pasted pastiche enssemblage modelled in abstraction curved & sevelte so blue so blue nude naked harmony joy & calm in stark shaped intensivity...

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blue pines sparkle under snowy gray sky on top of voluptuous hills the evergreen in Winter - their slant suggests skiers, and worshippers around a bonfire - the red house. the main house in uplift on the port hill ...

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USPS Stamps Contest 7-24-25 Stamp Chosen American Treasures Louis Comfort Tiffany 2006 Tiffany believed stained glass was a spiritual experience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Through a Tiffany Window Touched by the whisper of a coral dawn, Morning opens a casement portal And steps into a garden – A crystalline cathedral - Where the alabaster breath of dawn Enchants dusk With rippled amber rhythms In between ascending...

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USPS 2010 : Mother Teresa 100 Anniversary Overcoming many ups and downs, pacing the pious path God paved for her, Mary Teresa born in Albania became Mother Teresa in Calcutta. Tormented by the agony of the destitute she brought them to her home, to where she felt they should be, for everybody in her eyes is born equal. She heard...

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A banner flutters in miniature pride, stars frozen mid-waltz, stripes folding like gentle waves— a tiny chorus of red, white, blue. I imagine the seam of that paper flag, its edges serrated like hopeful teeth, waiting to bite into air, to sail across neighborhoods on whispered wings. Each star is a promise— a small light in a massive sky. Each stripe, a pulse: resilience, unity, churned...

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The Two-Cent Daffodil My Nana Pat, with a careful hand and eye, Would've loved this stamp, a piece of sky. Two daffodils, sun-kissed and so bright, Held in a square of soft, creamy light. I can picture her now, with her albums open wide, A small world of paper and ink by her side. With tweezers so gentle, she'd settle each one, A...

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Inspired by The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse Dear Lady of Shalott, I gaze at thee, and beauties before me, I count three in your time and place, remote. First, the beauty of nature’s scheme and lush expanse of a wild stream. You’re lost in some sad river dream, on your little boat. And, yes, this gorgeous tapestry, and candles...

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There you are exposed to the lick of a big tongue Even though you are a soft green which is beautiful Away you go on your journey to another country So much farther than you could go in real life Maybe Luna Moth Stamp you will end up in Paris, France or The Neverlands Made from a high-resolution digital print...

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I'd choose the USPS "Liberty Bell" stamp for an ekphrasis poem. Here's the poem: In copper curves, the Liberty Bell's tale, A symbol etched in history's hallowed gale, On this small stamp, its lines tell a story grand, Of freedom's voice, in a nation's promised land. The crack that speaks of time and trials past, Echoes whispers of liberty that will...

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Clouds rapidly fluctuating, from chalky white to smoky ash. Rain falling down from the darkened sky. Leaving a subtle scent of fresh earthy tones in its wake. ...

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The save vanishing species USPS stamp - featuring an Amur tiger cub graphic ----------------------------------------------- Hillborn river, gentle Amur flows east Embracing enroute a score of besties Enriching diverse lives, some so unique She sways towards the ocean Pacific Warm orange bright Siberian tigers Left in cold, threatened, dispossessed drifters Settle along serene flowing Amur Takes her name, huddle along her, survive Sad eyes with Blake's immortal...

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Ocean waves call me. Beckoning me to stop and stay a while. Staying awhile to listen to the peaceful music of the waves breaking upon the sand. Watching waves persistently pulling back to start again with no hesitation. If only the waves spoke a foreign language only I could understand. I would stay...

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