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An Ekphrastic Sonnet

By D. J. ReddallPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
"The Smiling Spider," Odilon Redon, 1887

Do not be alarmed: I am strange, I know

Ab ovo, I ached to be like the others

To swim with the collective, normal flow

But none of my kin felt like my brothers

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Spiders do not have grinning, primate mouths

But mine is as articulate as yours

Long research and some dark and secret vows

Let me find a source from which wisdom pours

You can hear it too, if that is your wish

But I will have to help you understand;

You are also an unusual fish

Now, you and I can form a school most grand!

Powerful knowledge my small bite can give

In weak ignorance, do you wish to live?

Ekphrastic

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D. J. Reddall

I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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    Written by D. J. Reddall