Somewhere along the line I developed this thing
about Ekphrastic poetry, exploring in word what
a visual artist might have intended when he or she
created their expressions, their work, their vision of
understanding that invited me to look, to see, and think——
………………………………………… .
As if About A Painting
It takes many steps to top this mountain
as if Olympus,
a prickly pine’s upon one nub,
as if Zeus
pagoda house shed,
as if Many Mansions
sky sun red some blue,
as if Noon
some on steps are climbing,
as if To move
calligraphy top right,
as if A thought balloon
each stone makes this mountain higher,
as if No problem nihil est
as if A scene of sheer improbable
as if It may just be Imagination I guess
by Jim Culleny
1/24/18
Painting:
Country of origin: China
Probable artist: Kuncan (Kun Can), Qing Dynasty
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