Today’s Host, Melissa, lives the Rocky Mountains. She invites us to explore ekphrastic poetry today. She explains: Ekphrasis poetry is inspired by art. This style of poetry typically involves a verbal description or interpretation of the artwork, aiming to create a new artistic experience through the intersection of poetry and visual art.
She shares her process: Look at some art–photographs, sculptures, paintings, etc. How would you describe this piece of art? How does the art make you feel? Where does the art take you? Does the art have a deeper meaning or backstory that maybe one cannot see but needs to explore with words? Does the art bring back memories?
Popping Back for Popping Peachy
Scrolling back through my pictures
my heart aches when I see them ~
flamingoes at The Flamingo
in Las Vegas, Nevada
***
I’d stood and admired them
each morning
safe in their habitat, rescues all
trusting the hand that feeds them
preening demurely for guests
unaware of their own beauty
***
one week later
Peachy was assaulted
birdnapped, tortured by
a deranged tourist turned felon
before authorities came to the rescue
once again
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felon bully says he’s a farm boy
who knows his birds
how to pop a wing
back in place
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sounds like he needs a few of his own
appendages popped back in place
{I’m a farm girl – and I volunteer}
Update: Click this link for an update on Peachy
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