[Stylist] April 9th poem

[Chris Kuell]

Hey Barbara,

I like this poem--thanks for sharing. And perhaps you should make free verse
more a part of your wheelhouse.

Is this the painting by Haronomous Bausch (and I'm sure I've spelled that
incorrectly)?Where did you find a tactile version? 

Again, nice job.

Chris

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I am doing the 30 poems in 30 days challenge and thought I would share with
you my today's poem. It was to be an ekphrastic, which means a poem that is
inspired by a piece of art or a sculpture. Usually I write highly structured
poems so this free verse poem is an oddity in my collection. And, I realize
it could have a better name but I'm putting the theme word in all of the
titles. 

THE EKPHRASTIC SCREAM
by Barbara Hammel

When I first learned about you
I thought you were a crazy man
Standing alone
Head thrown back
Mouth wide open
Arms thrown out
I had no understanding of paint

Then one day I met you
On a bigger piece of cardboard
Sewed in different textures
Standing alone
Hands over your ears
Mouth open wide
The world is too much
People are walking away
I know you now

I have held you in my arms
Rocked you
Swung with you
Heard you scream for endless hours
An ear-piercing shriek
Hands covering your ears
People walked away
The world is too much
Yes, I know you

 
 

Barbara Hammel
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