Write an ekphrastic poem to go with this painting.

I strolled along a crooked road, the journey was so long. I had to pack for 30 days and sang a month of songs. The trees were all so very tall. The sun, it shone so bright. I wasn’t sure I would be found again…

Silence fills the Courtroom Pregnant with expectation The question has been asked Everyone poised, waiting Waiting for the response. I swear, I take this solemn vow Every word I say is true Though difficult to believe Believe it you must. I speak nothing but the…

I hadn’t noticed it before but now I do; this space between us may be tiny – but it’s grown and it’s definitely there. I reached out for your hand some days ago – do you remember? – and found (to my surprise) my fingers…

October is the month the mists draw in. These calm and freshly silent mornings settle summer and draw reluctant autumn to our door. The evening fog falls low on crop-shorn fields as rolls of rich, mysterious white seep through the emptying hedges and fall in…

We have a pussy.  You can usually find her in the barn.   She hunts mice, bothers raccoons, but leaves the chickens alone.   We have a cock.  He also lives in the barn.   He’s our only one.  He struts his stuff.   We’ve noticed he has…

Write a poem that contains a great deal of exaggeration. Everything else is up to you!!!

I want to plant pine trees On the edge of the ball field so students see the sky Instead of the prison On the valley below I want to plant mighty oaks In the potholes of my street Sometimes, to alert drivers And sometimes to…

Poem 19 Breakfast   The thought of breakfast makes my stomach tight, bringing smiles of delight The smell of bacon sizzling in the metal pan, eggs too, nicely done with specks of green and gooey cheese Toasted bread a must Screw all the gluten haters!…

I assume she’d tired of her nest. Maybe she just felt like the patio was best.  Less stress.  She is very protective of the place. Not sure why she would need so much space.  Just not commonplace.  She runs everyone out of her patio room….