Find prompts here: https://dversepoets.com/2021/06/15/poetics-exploring-the-realm-of-minimalist-photography/
For today’s Poetics, I want you all to select one out of the twelve photographs shared above and write a poem. It can be an Ekphrastic poem, if you like. Go philosophical. Go dark or romantic or solemn. Share what you feel about Minimalist photography when you see it. The idea here is to provoke an emotion, and what better way to pour them out other than poetry?
Ekphrasis | Poetry Foundation
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/ekphrasisAn ekphrasticpoem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.
I wasn’t meant to break
I wasn’t meant to appear damaged
I was supposed to be supportive
I was supposed to be hold you up
Now I hide things from you
Now I let things slip away
I cannot repair myself
I can only hope you can love me this way.
©2021 CBialczak Poetry
Oh so gorgeously poignant! Yes, everyone deserves to be loved .. with their broken pieces and whole. Thank you so much for adding your voice to the prompt! 💝💝
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What a unique interpretation. I enjoyed this!
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We are not supposed to break, but when we do we need love. Nice writing!
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Thank you Helen
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I love this very poignant write! ❤
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Wow, as a disabled housebound fellow, whose accommodations and losses are legion, your poem brings a fat tear to my right eye; very powerful–thanks .
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I think anyone that is honest with themselves has this feeling at least at some point in their life. I have dealt with a lot of loss and sometimes this is also how I feel when I think about who I used to be.
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Oh so sad! Some wounds are very hard to repair.
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yes indeed
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