Life Through the Window Pane - Ekphrastic Poem
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dark pine-soldiers stand in sober silence –
rain soaked, yoked to concrete roots
of the road’s foundation.
Slick with bitumen, winding into gloaming,
groaning under lorry-trains
and spring's sharp awakening.
reflected in the camera’s lens,
grainy dewdrops, imperfect gems
patterning the numb square
reflection of light-flare,
the ghost window pane
lilts as the scenes change.
Life speeds by in the fast lane,
flying from past to future
like a runaway train.
There are often layers in her photographs, and she has admitted to having a fascination with taking pics through windows on moving vehicles. These pictures capture motion, the transience of the world we look at through the lens of our perception. What one person may see in the different layers of subject matter; the road, the reflection of the window, the rain streaks etc, another person may see something completely different. This is the strength in her work, especially from my perspective as a poet attempting an ekphrastic response. Thanks for allowing me to use your photograph in my post Rosa, and for sparking my inspiration with this interesting image 🙂
If you've found this poetry interesting, you can check out similar Ekphrastic poetry in response to soyrosa photography from last year in the posts linked below. Thanks for reading.
The Dereliction of Time - Poetry/Photography Collaboration
Morning Chorus - Photography/Poetry Collaboration
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I love it Rowan :D
Your poem is so unique in quality and meanings @raj808
Thanks m8. I really appreciate that 🙂
I'm working hard at the moment on writing poetry to try and get published in literary journals, as well as continuing posting poems here on steem. It always makes me happy when people enjoy my writing 👍
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Every time I read one of your brilliant poems, I have a sense of frustration, because I wish everyone would read it.
So this one, what's so great?
Overall, there is a sense to it, a significance, an insight, that gives the poem merit. And then, each word, each cluster of words, is rich with meaning. These are like nuggets of potential energy that burst forth in the readers mind kinetically when we read them.
I don't usually comment. But you should hear it. Small reward, I know.
Your comment is the largest reward any writer can hope for... to have their work read and enjoyed. Thanks for your kind words and the analysis 🙂
Rest assured, I'm submitting some of my poems to literary journals now to try and widen my audience. If/when one of them gets accepted I shall be promoting the publication here on steem, and maybe doing one of my video readings to get around the 1st publication issues.
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Wonderful descriptive and expressive writing. Great musicality as well:)
Thanks pyde.
I really enjoy writing poetry in response to a promt like this. It's kind of like the imagery is there already, but you have to decode the meaning and find the story in the picture.
Glad you enjoyed the poem 🙂
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You painted a beautiful complementary scenery with your words @raj808! Amazing. Of course I would never be able to compete because English isn't my mother tongue, but even in Dutch I wouldn't be able to come up with something similar :-) Glad you felt inspired by the picture and thank you for adding your words to it! <3
Thanks for the inspiration, and letting me use the picture. I'm glad you liked the poem 🙂
How's Holland right now? We've got a heat wave here in the UK .... And it's a scorcher. I'm spending as much time as I can in parks... trying to stay away from beer gardens 😂😎🍻☀️
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Stunning dude. #powerhousecreatives in the house!
Cheers m8. Glad you enjoyed the poem Jon 🙂👍
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Thanks foxyspirit. Poetry is in my blood, I can't stop writing it lol. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem 🙂👍