Write Ekphrasis Poems

Dear Love,
Just a quick note:
You caught me unawares
I thought I lived in circles
You taught me to accept squares
I write to ask for guidance
As straight lines...

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"Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks" _ Greek philosopher, Plutarch

O wondrous piece of world of art! 
Which painter gave thee lasting...

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Inspired by the painting - Jealousy
by artist Edvard Munch, 1895
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I considered myself bard of your heart
Now I feel as if we're falling apart
I saw you...

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Inspired by the painting Automat by Edward Hopper in 1927.

The painting shows a lone woman sat at automated restaurant table.

Viewing the painting will enhance the...

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Inspired by the painting Automat by Edward Hopper in 1927.
The painting shows a lone woman sat at automated restaurant table.

Viewing the painting will make sense...

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She breathes joy into poetry
Lighting the way for you and me
Her words color hearts in gentleness
Whispering peace through the spirit
Reminding us all that we have...

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All the animals were in sync
Whispering, singing
And speaking with such ease

They rejoiced in the light
Of the fresh dawn
And the caress of the moon

They lingered in...

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A rich tapestry of colors light up her name
With hues of lilac and crimson in a soft flame
Whispering of the rich and brilliant praises
Her words...

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I wonder . . . do you know where poets go
whenever they sit down and start to write?
I think the answer’s easy. We should know
it’s...

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Walking in Limbo

a man finds himself alone
in a dark forest
filled with strange trees
and hears voices 
in the wind

he walks forward 
towards a light
in the forest

and...

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Is it a butterfly out in the blue,
poised in its daintily delicate flight—
nebula N G C six three oh two—
offering rhymers a poem to write?

In...

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The consummation of this 
                    ...

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Nor are they null…..As in null and void
Annoy     annoyed
Overdrawn    overjoyed
But who the hell would be overjoyed to be...

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The Deposition by Michelangelo


He could not stop once he began the work
Of shaping a most painful scene in stone
For the whole world to see and...

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