• The submission forum is free. No strings. No ads.

    Sign up to access the submission forum. The content within the submission forum is not visible to unregistered members or to search engines, nor will the submissions there typically be considered published unless they are selected to appear on the site's front page.

    When signing up, use your real name or an established pseudonym. Accounts of those who do not follow this rule will be deleted. Registration is free, and there is never a fee to submit your work or use the site, which is operated solely for the enjoyment and promotion of the arts by writers, artists, musicians, photographers, and other creatives. We look forward to seeing you.

"Skyfish" ongoing ekphrastic poetry collection featuring stunning art by Hiva Moazed

Paul Brookes

Paul Brookes

Paul Brookes
"Skyfish" the first ekphrastic poem in a new collection inspired by the celebratory paintings of Hiva Moazed.

Skyfish

Below a sunset or rise of mountains

a load of bull

eyecatches a celebration
of blue and red fish
midflight

leaping
and smiling,

I or you ride the flight
of one fishback
hold the other fish
in hollow of an armpit

between waterholes of words.
Taste the fresh water verbs
Salt water star shine.

We are skyfish rode
by reader or viewer
We are two fishes tethered
by smiles
of smaller fish.

A brown fish mouth agape
rests a fin on a waterholes side
to watch our fishback ride.
20180702_213621-1[40707].jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
More threads by this author
Back
Top