Source: Paintings by John Atkinson Grimshaw (public domain) free for commercial use on Picryl
For today’s Poetics, I would like you all to choose ONE of the paintings above and to write a poem inspired by it. You can write an ekphrastic poem or simply take the title as a springboard or both. The choice is yours.
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lying there alone
seeking solace in moonlight
a sorrowful heart
feelings of loss overwhelm
the lover in life now passed
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