Ekphrasis Poems | Ekphrasis Examples

We could live or be lost for all eternity in the flutter of REM, waking only to retrofit the pieces into cohesive narrative, to be forgotten again in less than an instant. It seems we need this life to furnish our desolate dreams, observe and be observed, witness sleep walking and commit to it, jolt from hour to minute, experience microseconds of co-existence. Mostly resisting the grasp...

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mid song yet almost lost to longing methods of the mundane soothe no more the distance holds my gaze in ways that purge time ...

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The challenges of Ray Stebbing's TETRACTYS form are A.each line of 5 is required 'to stand on its own ' B.the poem to express a complete thought, C.within the narrow compass of 20 syllables. D. line i ...

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“Sweet is my sleep, but more to be mere stone, so long as ruin and dishonour reign ; to bear nought, to feel nought, is my great gain ; then wake me not, speak in an undertone !” ...

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He created the heavens and earth out of sheer joy in His own handiwork. With loving compassion, He spoke all into being. He saw that it was beautiful. One thing was missing, someone to share it with Him. He then created man and woman and all was complete. ...

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The 10 most obvious things about this drawing: 1) dark circles 2) border 3) a divide 4) the artist's name 5) it's off-centre 6) haze 7) smudges 8) creases 9) light circles 10) the truth and the lie of meaning a list of ten could tell me everything - depending on where I stop what proves enough for us to persist - with this drawing,...

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persuasive “ “ “ “ “ “ “ waters in gravitational pull plummeting “ “ “ “ ...

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Middle of the dark night New moon uncloaks the stars My wife snores gently in bed My border collies resting comfortably The warm night entices me I stand in the dark yard The heavens are spread before me A lone streetlamp glows in the distance Its ghostly light a small beacon Yet it does not disturb me ...

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do not be afraid GO ! MY BELOVED YOU are the CENTRE OF CREATION so go ...

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enigmatically enlightened embodied essence of o__live imperceptible darkly moon-fragrant purity a__live still knowingness of rippled ...

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We start at the end, with the warmth of his breath on her skin Baulked by proximity, he never knew how to begin A golden-tainted obsession, bitterly laced with lead Transformed rapture to quicksilver the instant Cupid fled A moment held, made static, tender touch met with distress For seeded in her veins, lies a stem of the wilderness Pursuit stalled...

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We start at the end, with the warmth of his breath on her skin Baulked by proximity, he never knew how to begin A golden-tainted obsession, bitterly laced with lead Transformed rapture to quicksilver the instant Cupid fled A moment held, made static, tender touch met with distress For seeded in her veins, lies a stem of the wilderness Pursuit stalled...

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When eventide comes to enfold the light Cerulean haze slither into the spiraling sky While starlight speckled midnight's dainty face 'Neath the cascade of their aureolin glow The valley descends into slumber deep As lilting waves beguiled the crescent's beam Selene's eyes delight in these astral blooms Where dreams scaffold the myriad of stars Forged in...

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she rose from depths of his despair followed an artistic youthful D ...

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The devil holds melancholy hostage, and the weight of their stare crushes. Lungs hold air until it rusts insides; searing pain hovers playfully between throat and heart. - on this invisible half of the page - Locked in the breached foetal position, desperate to be...

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