Ekphrastic poetry is a creative way of describing art with words.
As a poet, I often find myself writing in response to art. A beautiful painting can transport me to another time and place, and tell a story without saying a word. The way art evokes emotion is so similar to poetry that the two often seem to go hand-in-hand.
In honor of World Art Day, I had the pleasure of writing poetry in response to two incredible local artists, women who add to the beauty of this incredibly creative city.
Stay the Course
Out of the blue,
nothing but gold
on the horizon.
Gaze fixed,
bathed in pink
feminine energy
staves off the storm,
holds space for
safety.
Venture on,
sail smooth,
all she, her, hers
for the taking.
Solace in the solitude,
adventure in the ambition.
Alone isn’t lonely
when you’re at home
with yourself.
Inhabit the journey,
in all its shades.
Inspired by Stay The Course by Tara Kellner
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Two by Two
A reflection,
a shadow,
a manifestation of imagination,
a slant rhyme,
approximation,
count the ways I love you different,
and the same.
Two by two
we walk through
our corner of the world, where
you are everything I hoped for
and surprisingly more,
graciously less,
in every way your own,
when I thought that you’d be
mine.
Inspired by Two by Two by Ruthie Beberman Sumpter
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