Aggression sticks to everything, being the main cause of black rain
to erupt
from the once compliant sky— words are fetal
for even fireflies can lose their light;
a mason jar filled with never to be read notes,
is this how it’s going to be?
Is this what we are expected to endure;
black-eyed susans ripped apart in hopes of puncturing equality—
it’s no mystery
where and what the pattern is pointing to; yet I defy by breathing
soft and steady.
Photo credits: Mystery, by Odilon Redon. Fair Use.
Day Ten ~ The Art of Odilon Redon.
Posted for Play It Again @ Real Toads
15 Responses
Amazing! How wonderfully inspired you were by this image.
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Wow, Sanaa, the image you chose has brought out another side of you! I especially love the lines:
‘…words are fetal
for even fireflies can lose their light’
and
‘black-eyed susans ripped apart in hopes of puncturing equality’.
The ending ‘soft and steady’ is a relief.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
I adore the picture you chose, and the ekphrastic elements are very well drawn throughout. Another excellent poem in April.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
“yet I defy by breathing
soft and steady.” We hope that more of us can defy the acts of aggression done thoughtlessly🙏
Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Picture and words swirl together, and Mystery is served up very well, very personally here, in many shades and moods.
Thank you so much, Hedgewitch 🙂 so good to see you 💄❤️
Ah….we chose the same painting. Interesting how different our interpretations are….art is in the eye of the beholder indeed.
I love your take on this and most especially these words:
“for even fireflies can lose their light;
a mason jar filled with never to be read notes,
is this how it’s going to be?”
I find this statement and this question stunning and so engaging.
Thank you so much, Lillian 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
“black-eyed susans ripped apart in hopes of puncturing equality—” Wow! So love what you pulled from the image.
Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Sanaa, you got me into sync here with black rain. More unknowns would be coming, think tank caliber ideas.
And they did. Nice writing, clever.
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