Nature Ekphrasis Poems

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...

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Is a picture worth a thousand words?
Is it the same with a song?
Is it worth a thousand pictures?

Who can deny the powerful images
evoked from Songs...

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This isn't ink — it's blossom breath,  
A message from a paper's depth.  
That this is a blush pink breeze,
Not just a standing...

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“Ah! Ah!” cried Mr. Shaw, a museum man of science in 1799,
as he carefully unwrapped a specimen from New South Wales.
It was Labeled: "It's a...

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I am a bird in space 
      despite not having my wings depicted 
      ...

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Our Time Together

hand in hand we stroll
window shopping our wishes
together on the couch trading laughs
as we guess the Jeopardy questions
making small talk over a dinner
we...

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Ramble Through a Birch Forest




the path is straight and narrow
not a rock in the way
birches as far as the eye can see
their trunks, like tall...

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A Summers Idyl

warm summer’s day at the lake
inviting my wife and I to sit and enjoy
the water is a cool aqua blue
rich color of relaxation

slight...

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mountains white
    bathed in the light
        of sunset bright
dusk lingers
    sun's fingers
...

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Forging in expectation 
a moment unseen
To enrich her palette 
with emerald and cerulean 

She approaches her stage
a white canvas of snow
As she softy begins a...

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Dusk Contemplation

The cool mist settles in
as the sun gives a final
farewell for the evening.

Vibrant orange hues signal
an end to the long day as 
the sky...

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Moonlit Shipwreck At Sea, 1901 Thomas Moran (1837-1926)


A misty memory
Touch a bleeding heart
Through a moonlit beam

Peering from storm clouds
A light of hope
Revealing a story
To late...

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Hot Breath

excited crowd waits impatiently
earthquakes shake the ground
lava heated boiling water
pushes towards the surface
hot steam spews from the vent
anticipation grows, ready for the eruption
a mighty...

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Gathering remnants where facets remain
I add a touch in a brush stroke of dream
Of lemon sun possibilities
Upon an emerald grove of trees
Resting near a subtle...

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paving the way for our grasp
of the inevitable future
a lad insane or
androgynous 
being true to oneself
we are mere husks 
of emotional ineptitude 
like the celestial...

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