Surrounded By Sea

Surrounded by sea;Is the place for me.I sit on my dock; On a chair I do rock;And stare to the west;To watch the sunset.I hear some fish jump;And feel the waves bump;While I sit there alone;Watch the boats head for home.As the sky turns to ink;The stars there do wink;And the sea transforms black;As itsContinue reading “Surrounded By Sea”

Shrouded In Mist

The castle looms in the distance – a potential place of refuge. It appears to float in the sky, shrouded in mist. I imagine a labyrinth of discombobulating hallways and twisting staircases within the castle walls. I advance with a tentative and delicate step, as if moving to the rhythm of an adagio. A pathContinue reading “Shrouded In Mist”

A chōka: Magical Artists

Magical artistsPull lines and light from their hatsWaving magic wandsSpewing color on canvasCreating objectsActual or imaginedLeaving us in aweOf 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 theContinue reading “A chōka: Magical Artists”