Ekphrasis Poems | Ekphrasis Examples

a source of inspiration the visible artistic voice natural sensitivities of familiar landscapes representations evoking the ambiguous in elegant imagery with dramatic ...

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Leave the ground to fly upward forever a quintillion atoms blasting astray It’s April 20, Crack open an Easter egg be careful not to drop, if a Fabergé Celebrate Apollo 16, NASA’s high point also light a candle down Columbine way Luna doesn’t judge beyond her influence so can’t be complicit in the price we pay Deepwater...

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Unknown a wooden statue carved by unknown hands perhaps an E.T. worshipped by an ancient native tribe who witnessed unknown aliens ...

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Lunar alabaster gleams beneath the void The infant’s mind is carved in stone Neural patterns branch like frost across the barren surface Face recognition etched in marble relief The first spark of knowing Sound waves frozen into rings echo mother's silent song Small fingertip grooves map first touch sensation then the human footprints vanish, art remains...

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Soon, I will journey to the middle of the moon, There, I will proudly place a memento with flair, Fine sculpture shaped for reduced-gravity design, One like proud Lady Liberty, facing the sun. Like a bright beacon blazing in starkness, a spike, Soaring melodies of beauty gently pouring, From a breath of fresh air deaf to bees’ noisy hum, Bold, elegant masterpiece...

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mountains white bathed in the light of sunset bright dusk lingers sun's fingers are joy bringers humble homes with tent-like domes shine like chromes nestled here ...

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the glaze of my gaze is shattered by my own hand, the contents stolen so, it is both a lie and the truth when I tell you that I have nothing I leave you the art of this emptiness both you and I, by design, destined to...

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pantheon rome dome dissolves before our eyes transmutes into ...

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"The artist should paint not only what he has in front of him but also what he sees inside himself." Quote by Caspar David Friedrich on his painting "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog." -------------------------------------------------------------- Gazing at man gazing distant mountains Fog stretches below, before both gazers Non-dominant foot forward, weighing mind Will taking risks benefit one's skilled life? Is contemplation...

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the emptying of a mind, into the ether all that was contained suddenly skywards always to be firmly rejected by gravity we have to live with the fallout well someone does truth ruins the illusion of necessity spittle ruins the illusion of beauty timelines can't run two ways just because we...

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Written: April 14, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Suzette Richards *********************************** In shimmering twilight, a memento on the moon lies quiet, a story etched in silver dust, evokes the wanderer of the past. Moon serenity is countless, and heart beats bear sureness. Astral footsteps foster starlight, tracks of kismet smite. Human creation will grow, even as infernal...

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Forging in expectation a moment unseen To enrich her palette with emerald and cerulean She approaches her stage a white canvas of snow As she softy begins a ballad in harmonious crescendo A brushstroke so daring yet resevered to proclaim To taunt the wandering eye In a delicate maze [] As one yellow daisy blows in the wind Green mountains touch blue skies While a...

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Once reflective now the glass just holds what you painted upon it smashed up pieces still the...

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Inspired by the painting "Faces" by Pavel Filonov dissect me into patterns tear out veins and rearrange explore me in full colour I'm a map of new terrain please, expose my...

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Dusk Contemplation The cool mist settles in as the sun gives a final farewell for the evening. Vibrant orange hues signal an end to the long day as the sky darkens. I stand alone on a hill watching the scene unfold as dusk deepens. My house beckons me and I will return there when the light has faded. For the moment I drink all of this in, refreshed and...

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