Ekphrastic

Thine Feline
So many yearn to ravish with their gaze What my darkness shields from their hungry eyes I scoff at their primitive, lusty craze
By D. J. Reddall3 days ago in Poets
Áine In Blue
Introduction This is my twenty-eightth piece inspired by Justine G. Cappelli's beautiful and inspirational artwork. I love that Justine always gives the full story behind the painting, which gives me more than just the painting to work from, but this is my ekphrastic impression of the painting. The first take is here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 days ago in Poets
Werewolf Weltschmerz
It must be difficult for you to live You do not understand the moon at all! You do more evil than you can forgive You claim great strength, but tremble at my call
By D. J. Reddall5 days ago in Poets
Ex Lover
last rites of our love strike the match and let me burn i become the flame One of my favorite songs Your Ex Lover is Dead by Stars came on Spotify today. I love the opening spoken line "When there's nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire."
By Tina D. Lopez6 days ago in Poets
The Missing Colours
they only gave me three crayons to draw what i remembered so i drew the tents and the path that went nowhere i made the trees big and crooked
By Tina D. Lopez9 days ago in Poets
Greeting Card Culture
A bouquet of benign, boring bromides Fact checked, focus grouped, carefully filtered Suitable for all: brides to suicides
By D. J. Reddall9 days ago in Poets
Vibrant Visions
True Colours Split Enz S p l i t ends Damaged locks Disconnected strands Disjointed lines Fragmented thoughts Interrupted sentences
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶9 days ago in Poets
Disturbing the Peace
The will to commune with the departed Has troubled us since funerals began We yearn to get the dialogue started With palimpsests of some woman or man
By D. J. Reddall10 days ago in Poets
Arising
You will know when the right moment arrives When your pleas for assistance are ignored When every petty, wicked fool contrives
By D. J. Reddall11 days ago in Poets
October Foretells Fire And Ice
Introduction I wanted to share this image, I asked for an Iceberg of Fire, and I love the music in this Orange Advert by the amazing Peter Lawlor who I have namechecked in this piece.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 13 days ago in Poets
The Autumn Stones
Introduction This is my 119th piece, inspired by Angie Livingstone's amazing, magical artwork. The poetic form is a Rubaiyat
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 14 days ago in Poets
Night Rider
Rumors about what you do with the broom Dart like mice through the quaint, cruel village Your spells will send some gossips to the tomb
By D. J. Reddall15 days ago in Poets