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An Ekphrastic Sonnet

By D. J. ReddallPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
"Le Magicien (autoportrait avec quatre bras)," Rene Magritte, 1952

I watched him write a novel and a play

While smoking and drinking a cheap champagne;

In another, ostentatious display

He tied his shoes while fixing my sink drain

He would launch into prolonged, angry rants

Decrying modern magic as a farce

While stirring soup and watering his plants;

He could juggle, eat sweets and scratch his arse

His energy was inexhaustible

His spells and incantations strong and strange

Only one thing he found impossible:

Locating a good tailor in close range

Beware the magician with four, long arms

Whoever he shakes hands with, he soon harms

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