Ekphrasis Poems

You were so bright
that you knew

that what you
decided 
to do

when you decided
it's true

remains
part of
the agreement

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the surrounded
          the overwhelmed
in an
    unbelieving world
seeing
     vision based distinctives
vivid
   &compelling perceptions
horns craftsmen artisans
clothes
     cleansed of iniquity
a measuring...Read More

an English tragedy
    on the canvas of history
the goings-on
         of centuries past
         upon which
modern eyes are now cat

one
  young golden
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O Jerusalem
          before my eyes
          heartbreaking to see
my thoughts
     swirl&spiral in a typhoon     
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"See for yourself"

It is obvious that even -if  only- we were to list the functions of the eyes,
we would need a lot of time to get to see....Read More

I am seeing you see
what you think was me
and you're seeing more
than you think you see

I am seeing you see
this soul waiting to see
another who sees more
than the essence of me

Within this image you see
this gaze confirms it is me
I...Read More

radiant
      as a tapestry
more enticing
in the dawnlight
        once rejected
now
       searching blindly
adorned with silver&gold
 a fragrance of anticipation
in this oasis of words

what joy...Read More

Waiting, waiting, waiting, is this the thing to do?
Patience, patience, patience, am I the one for you?
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming, is this how you are too?
Caution, caution, caution, am I afraid? Are you?

When it’s time to meet, will I move my...Read More

POETIC BIO

Alliteration,the starting place, alongside

cinquains,apace in time,crystalline

lanterne and rhyme.Inspiration drew forth

footle,broken monoku for a while short

imagist was my style.Sequenced longer

poems metamorphose within this crysallis

changing into ekphrasis.Open,and free to be,

as you see,structured prose poetry.With

cadence and pause,others hear my voice,

aural phrasis now...Read More

half seen in the shadows
a film of images
monlit velvet. blue deep
a pale stone in the dark
a glitter of water:
the days end
   voices far afield

light of sunrise
   the stillness
a rainbow awakens
   more pleasure
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hidden intentions
forseen      from afar
set in the dark
tracks in the stone
to posterity through cloisters
with empty streams
a desert
     of aged rivers
folds of nothingness
now run cold

treasures like rain
in abundance
lies
     unnoticed
customs...Read More

sincere reform with sensibility
given neutral
done with understanding:
curiousity    whatrever
wherever
made with grace
&prudence
a metaphor of clarity
             to delight

our time remains as history
in silence
unity&felicity assemles
an approaching elegy
servitude&approval
precede
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streets
   passageways
   gutters 
   shutters
   roofs
squares
   polished pipes
reveal
     a masquerade of smells
of rooms
that dress
&
cling to memory

silhouettes
   provide a screen
for
hips&thighs
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waiting to retreat
enduring
   then turning courage
in a
   moment
     of change
to bravery

no longer deceived
truth
    replaces remorse
rooted
& blessed
        by reason
riding the tide
across
the evening
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from afar
    the dark flows
pride
   beholden
      before chance
hearing
   the call of love
then
   notices the sunlight
&
   feels its wonder

weeping
   behind a cloud
years of
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Hart Crane tribute

forsake our eyes
  in a lovers cry
&sigh
    shadows sweep decends
that
   doubtful day:
a lie revealed
    now proved
first seen
in its fall
   on a cloud
    beyond desire

a...Read More

stops&steps
   of the mind
fold back
     upon itself
extraneous
    yet within
reverberations
    transcend language
into
   apparent contradictory
       perspectives
otherness
   a narrative
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a lone woman is painted 
her face stands out for me
she looks so heavenly
although she has been painted stiff
there are no flowing lines
no graceful strokes
but the artist has captured 
a deep sadness within her 
and her painted rosy cheeks
the artist...Read More

Throughout the ages myriad eyes meet in convergent gaze,
drawn to Him who calmed the storm,
who, even now, in face of death, shows calm serenity.
What men are these who gathered here,would seek to fully understand
these tokens, earthly and divine, the consecrated...Read More

a Gaudier Brezeka tribute

momentary
             fits of enthusiasm
             great in promise
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rumanative &
                  ancient
                  in gathering skies
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flashes of light
                      fanciful
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crowded canvasses
  the aim
     sincerity&truth
a certain perfection 
in a fight
      against convention
  to open eyes
      in amazement

poetry depicted
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an immortal genius
     ventured to extremes
     to stun&shock
in
  precusive fanfars

radiant with humanity
         tenderly lyrical
         suave&elegant
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reverberations
      in unusual forms
      impressions exhibited
of glass wire
         steel lead wood
         &bread
looking to sea
by...Read More

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