Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Ekphrastic Poem (I think!)



This week's prompt at ReadWritePoem is to use an image by Rick Mobbs and write a poem inspired by it.





The snail
of an idea
moves slowly.

I see it in the leaves,
brash adults, now,
in muscle T’s

It’s in the raindrops
peppering the sand
as I scurry
off the beach

It’s in the balsamic
vinegar of the night
air as I walk.

And they all curve
imperceptibly
into the clouds
of my brain

leaving the silver
trail of a poem
in their wake.

11 comments:

Giggles said...

Very enjoyable!

Peace Giggles

Noah the Great said...

This is great

Anonymous said...

I love the opening/closing snail image. This poem is a beautiful meditation on the seeds of the creative process.

Anonymous said...

you did a wonderful job with this!
peace
jorc
empty garden

jillypoet said...

You use some really nice words in this poem! Balsamic vinegar air is very memorable!

Andy Sewina said...

Wow! the creative process and I bet that balsamic vinegar really gets the creative juices going.

Loved this.

Anonymous said...

I love what you do with these images at the end of your poem. A pleasure to read.

anthonynorth said...

The idea of an idea is certainly a great idea here ;-)

Anonymous said...

A lovely, relaxing interpretation.

Jenn: said...

Beautiful from beginning to end.

paisley said...

a perfect poem... i feel like a snail in the creativity department as of late....

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