Surveying cool grey slate, Shapes form, then colors Rainbowed characters drawn Shade shift, flavors pique Sensory extravaganza But only in our minds What is is a unidimensional Flat map of what could be How do we inflate the dream Into three dimensions? Winds, planets, satellites Water pools, veins, capillaries Mountains, valleys, caves The greenleafs and…
Category: ekphrastic
dVerse — Ekphrastic poems – Mary Frances — Ikaria
Mary Frances Ikaria From afar, a green memory on grey cloth, Migratory urbanites rush to its verdant cocoon Each season, flying on fumes. Rich capillaries run and play within And around its circumference, Where water babies are nourished. Armanis shed, skivvies donned, Metamorphosing each summer, From plated salmon to dragon tadpoles August’s wane brings regret…
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