What's going on asked us to write an ekphrastic poem 'Ekphrastic poetry has now come to be defined as poems written about works of art. Along with this, it usually includes how the speaker is impacted by his or her experience with the work.'
I have a framed poster of this painting in my house. It is painted by a local named Jan Rasmussen of Oxford Terrace in Christchurch and it was painted before the earthquake
Oxford Terrace
The Bridge of Remembrance
smiles over golden cafes,
while the earth hums softly beneath.
A man in a red jacket
chats in golden light
as if the day itself
were shaped not by hours,
but by blue sky,
red and aqua parasols,
ochre and amber leaves,
buildings and flowerpots,
clinking glasses,
voices deepening like sunlight.
A lone table mirrors flowers,
and the crisp white of a man’s shirt,
savouring the quiet pleasures of life.
The city’s warmth drifts in,
settling gently into my mood,
painting a smile across my face
like colour on a canvas.
Your words paint a serene before scene. I was struck with how "… the earth hums softly beneath", knowing that all can appear peaceful on the surface until the hum turns into something else.
ReplyDeleteyes Maria A peaceful scene, a memory turned into something else It both has its place
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