Poems For Your Reading Pleasure
It has been a long time since I have posted here. Life intervened. I hope to be posting more frequently from now on. Today I would like to share a couple of Ekphrastic poems. Ekphrastic poetry vividly describes works of art using imagination to expand on their meaning. I attended our city’s annual photography exhibition and was inspired to write the following poems.
Red Stilettos
Red Stilettos
Beckon, glow
Fracture the light
Red stilettos and tango nights.
Red dress
Shimmering fire
A slit at the curve of her thigh.
Red Hibiscus
Scarlet lips, smoky eyes.
Red tie
Black silk
He grasps her hand
Enfolds her waist.
Music pulses
Their bodies meld
Pivot, spin in the moonlight.
Flick of knife-edge heels
Sweep of the leg.
Dance of oblivion
Wild, cunning
Passionate, controlled
Hearts full, hearts broken.
Dance of desire
Sheen of sweat
Mingled scents, slide and caress.
His thumb grazes her lip
Hearts race.
Violins soar
Music slows, stops
A touch to her cheek, he turns
Dissolves into the crowd.
She steps back
Hand to heart
A moment of longing.
Magical memories
Red stilettos and tango nights.
Red stilettos and tango nights.
Snow Covered
A veneer of white coats our world
The magical hush of fog and snowflake
Renders us silent by the fireplace.
We gaze wide-eyed from frosted windows
And slip away into wondrous dreams.
Shrouded in sparkling moonglow
Giant trees, stately homes, solemn SUVs,
Surrender to hypnotic radiance.
Frozen in stillness.
Frozen in time.
Is this God’s favourite sundae?
No extra toppings
Just sweet vanilla swirl
With layers of crunchy ice
An indulgent evening treat.
Tonight we will love, laugh
Grateful for the quiet, the glistening splendour
Feast on the beauty of nature
Tomorrow we curse the slick devil of the street.
