A chōka: Magical Artists

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Magical artists
Pull lines and light from their hats
Waving magic wands
Spewing color on canvas
Creating objects
Actual or imagined
Leaving us in awe
Of the otherwise mundane 
An adorned cup of water

Prompted by Colleen Chesebro’s #TankaTuesday #Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge No. 325, 6/20/23:

“This #TankaTuesday challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by works of art.”

See Rebecca Budd’s blog on the “The National Gallery 5 Minute Guided Meditation” focused on the following painting:

A Cup of Water and a Rose by Francisco de Zurbarán

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