Rain Ekphrasis Poems

dew falling
  awakens
     shadowed
figures

firmanent
   lights
in
the morning
            ...

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deliberate marks
              planned and executed with skill
entire intention is depth without requirement
...

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I take no shelter from the force
barely do I prepare for changeable weather
I'll withstand these winds
the North Wind is predictable in it's whimsy

I'm as solid...

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just drink from the cup
as the river of oblivion flows
some try to stand in stagnant waters
others cocooned by the edges
seeking a cure from the inevitable

I...

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Reluctantly
She shelters me
I don't wish to intrude
Her fragrance I must steal away
Bright lavender and oud

The pitter-patter
Of the rain
Disguising how my heart..
It flutters when she is...

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Calm, cool mornings
Blessed with sunlight’s whisper,
Birds crooning softly in the distance,
Breathless dewdrops sliding hastily over
A petal, treasuring the promise of rain,
Hesitating then pouring down from...

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DIAGONALS
Slashed
across
the surface-
diagonals
in 
a
curtain
of black,white
and violet
strokes

Rain,Auvres Van Gogh...

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As I study “Without Borders” it begins to rain and I drift in and out of reality. —quote by poet

MAX with rainfall

the hammer of rainfall
counterbalanced...

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POLLOCK
Chance
      accidents
intricate
    yet plain
in time&space
counterpoints to
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Inspired by the painting Shadows In Motion
by Ewa Czarniecka

Which shows people walking in heavy rain. The pallette used is all subdued colours mainly focussing on...

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What good would it do,
Son of Peleus,
To pull that arrow from your heel?
As you lie there helpless, 
Legs useless and folded beneath you.
Your hand clenched...

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silent sea from afar
glazed in admiral and arctic blue
softly shifting to pointilism
as it rushes to the rocky shore
whilst sky in faded ivory and teal
spells prelude...

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orchidlike delicate petals ~
oozing in shades of  teal and admiral
are like dancing ballerinas
hailing for the first kiss of rain
whilst flaxen and golden grasses 
are...

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vivacious roses pose

in air

oxygen free from the stem

arising like balloons

resurrection of rosies

blushing brides at peak

before their spoiling

before their mistreat

their passionate gowns sweet

wormy stems
await greening apples
Eden’s...

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