Ekphrastic

A Snorkel Tunnel

A Snorkel Tunnel I feel lost, forlorn, sometimes hopeless and in need of care the world’s destructive path often gives me quite a scare all of mankind seems to be in search of healing prayer so I snorkel through these woods without need to surface for air the endless spiral of branches before me are […]

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Romantic Warrior

Romantic Warrior Romantic warrior arrives with hope vowing to protect your heart his quest is not one of science it’s the expression of his art White doves follow him wherever he sallies forth his course always clear to him through woods and across the swarth He’s wrapped in shining armor donning ribbons from his truelove

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Eroded Coast, Windswept Man

Image: Eroded Coast, Ireland, Fay Collins, oil on board Eroded Coast, Windswept Man I’ve been down this rutted path countless times before always providing adventure always something in store My mind starts to wander across the meadow verdant green set surreal against the azure sea it appears to be a dream Rickety old fence now

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Light Pillar

Light Pillar Volcanic magma emitting fiery glow shaped and filtered by Mount Etna’s caldera reflecting off ice crystals high above the night air This serendipitous rendezvous between a hemorrhaging earth and vaporous atmosphere illuminated without sun creating a pillar of light against a sky so fair —— Image: Light Pillar over Volcanic Etna, Image Credit

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What is Showing?

What is Showing? The theater is empty now, although the show goes on Who hears the gentle clicking of the film in the projector? Who sees the moving images upon the tattered screen? No house lights come up as the ending credits roll by With no one there to witness,is it really showing at all?

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Faded Chevrolet

Faded Chevrolet Chrome still shining luster long gone hood clamp operational its necessity vanished blue paint visible originality shows through attempted rust removal abandoned without cause resting at peace in a sunlit field proud of its heritage faded Chevrolet truck —— Photo credit: Glenn A Buttkus from his SOUTH SOUND MINIMALIST PHOTOS group, posted on

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The Guardian of Time

The Guardian of Time (with audio) At the end of the road At the end of the world There’s a place unknown to most of mankind Where the land falls away Becoming one with Earth’s core Stands the house of the Guardian of Time Outside of his houseIs the water wheel of timeCounting months and

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The Station Manager

Image: Edward Hopper, Gas, 1940 The Station Manager This being human is harder than it seems It didn’t turn out like it did in my dreams Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a sad song I’ve got love in my life that keeps me strong Oh, I may gripe about this and that But even

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What My Eyes See

An Uncommon Vision collage by Nick Reeves What My Eyes See bits of old newspapers, can’t read what they say while an intriguing young girl is looking my way layers upon layers and scraps upon scraps artistic endeavor with a master plan perhaps the longer I look the more my eyes see there’s even pieces

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