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Waywords Studio @[email protected] · 2026-05-27 · 14:01 UTC

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: “𝗡𝘂𝗻𝗰 𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺” -

𝑃𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑒 𝑑𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑟𝑒
𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝?

Another ekphrastic poem, a reflection upon visual arts, but this a bit more ironic in tone and topic!
https://waywordsstudio.com/verse/nunc-est-bibendum/

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ekphrasis #michelin #michelinman #bibendum #satire #colonialism #prayer #ode #rubber

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ekphrasis #michelin

Waywords Studio @[email protected] · 2026-05-27 · 14:01 UTC

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: “𝗡𝘂𝗻𝗰 𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺” -

𝑃𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑒 𝑑𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑟𝑒
𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝?

Another ekphrastic poem, a reflection upon visual arts, but this a bit more ironic in tone and topic!
https://waywordsstudio.com/verse/nunc-est-bibendum/

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ekphrasis #michelin #michelinman #bibendum #satire #colonialism #prayer #ode #rubber

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ekphrasis #michelin

Waywords Studio @[email protected] · 2026-05-27 · 14:01 UTC

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: “𝗡𝘂𝗻𝗰 𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺” -

𝑃𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑒 𝑑𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑟𝑒
𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝?

Another ekphrastic poem, a reflection upon visual arts, but this a bit more ironic in tone and topic!
https://waywordsstudio.com/verse/nunc-est-bibendum/

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ekphrasis #michelin #michelinman #bibendum #satire #colonialism #prayer #ode #rubber

#rubber #ode #prayer #colonialism #satire #bibendum

Yard Sale of Thoughts @[email protected] · 2026-05-27 · 01:20 UTC

My Mind is a Dawning

My mind is a dawning of a day unseen.
White and wise, Mother goose sky
searches her flanks for tiny specks
of dead skin, and underneath the sheet,
my covered breasts branch out
like half-submerged trees.

Pre-rising, my backside arches
upwards towards its peak.

What will become of me after my ascent,
the empty olive branch of memory?

A leaky house does not decieve the rain,
and stories carved in grain
like tattoos, fade eventually;
Even the ones on me

I’ve never seen.

After the day’s etchings
and mandatory chores,
before the turning overs
and snores,
the moon sings her planned encore,
and the stone in my stomach
dislodges easily.

Dam broke free, I drift in peace.

©2026 | K.F. Hartless

This poem was written for the May 19th episode of Late Night Poets Twisted Tuesday be inspired by one or more of the provided prompts, the Paintings are by Albert Desmangles.

https://youtu.be/hfxokBEN260?si=dBAMmNqJjWwq3E1p

#art #ekphrasis #everydayLife #humanNature

#art #ekphrasis #everydaylife #humannature

Yard Sale of Thoughts @[email protected] · 2026-05-27 · 01:20 UTC

My Mind is a Dawning

My mind is a dawning of a day unseen.
White and wise, Mother goose sky
searches her flanks for tiny specks
of dead skin, and underneath the sheet,
my covered breasts branch out
like half-submerged trees.

Pre-rising, my backside arches
upwards towards its peak.

What will become of me after my ascent,
the empty olive branch of memory?

A leaky house does not decieve the rain,
and stories carved in grain
like tattoos, fade eventually;
Even the ones on me

I’ve never seen.

After the day’s etchings
and mandatory chores,
before the turning overs
and snores,
the moon sings her planned encore,
and the stone in my stomach
dislodges easily.

Dam broke free, I drift in peace.

©2026 | K.F. Hartless

This poem was written for the May 19th episode of Late Night Poets Twisted Tuesday be inspired by one or more of the provided prompts, the Paintings are by Albert Desmangles.

https://youtu.be/hfxokBEN260?si=dBAMmNqJjWwq3E1p

#art #ekphrasis #everydayLife #humanNature

#humannature #everydaylife #ekphrasis #art

Waywords Studio @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 14:01 UTC

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: “𝗢𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 ” (𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗮) -

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑢𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ, 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠-ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟-𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑖𝑥𝑒𝑑 . . . 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒, 𝑛𝑜𝑤?

Ekphrastic poetry, but if we look at the reverse side . . .
https://waywordsstudio.com/verse/ode-on-a-pre-cambrian-spine/

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ode #ekphrasis #mountrushmore

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ode #ekphrasis

Waywords Studio @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 14:01 UTC

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: “𝗢𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 ” (𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗮) -

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑢𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ, 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠-ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟-𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑖𝑥𝑒𝑑 . . . 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒, 𝑛𝑜𝑤?

Ekphrastic poetry, but if we look at the reverse side . . .
https://waywordsstudio.com/verse/ode-on-a-pre-cambrian-spine/

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ode #ekphrasis #mountrushmore

#mountrushmore #ekphrasis #ode #writingcommunity #originalpoetry #poetrycommunity

Waywords Studio @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 14:01 UTC

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: “𝗢𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 ” (𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗮) -

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑢𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ, 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠-ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟-𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑖𝑥𝑒𝑑 . . . 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒, 𝑛𝑜𝑤?

Ekphrastic poetry, but if we look at the reverse side . . .
https://waywordsstudio.com/verse/ode-on-a-pre-cambrian-spine/

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ode #ekphrasis #mountrushmore

#poetry #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #writingcommunity #ode #ekphrasis

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 11:59 UTC

Still, or: Shabbat tables call

A Sijo

snowlight whitens the village roofs
while burning windows glow askew;
through rising smoke a wagon tilts
while alleyways darken again;
still our Shabbat tables call
through centuries of ashes

d’Verse: Don’t box me in

At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several paintings by the famous Jewish painter Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). I selected ‘Burning House’ (1913).

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Art #Ekphrasis #History #Interpretation #Jewish #JewishHistory #MarcChagall #Painting #Poem #Poetry #Sijo

#art #ekphrasis #history #interpretation #jewish #jewishhistory

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 11:59 UTC

Still, or: Shabbat tables call

A Sijo

snowlight whitens the village roofs
while burning windows glow askew;
through rising smoke a wagon tilts
while alleyways darken again;
still our Shabbat tables call
through centuries of ashes

d’Verse: Don’t box me in

At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several paintings by the famous Jewish painter Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). I selected ‘Burning House’ (1913).

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Art #Ekphrasis #History #Interpretation #Jewish #JewishHistory #MarcChagall #Painting #Poem #Poetry #Sijo

#art #ekphrasis #history #interpretation #jewish #jewishhistory

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 11:59 UTC

Still, or: Shabbat tables call

A Sijo

snowlight whitens the village roofs
while burning windows glow askew;
through rising smoke a wagon tilts
while alleyways darken again;
still our Shabbat tables call
through centuries of ashes

d’Verse: Don’t box me in

At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several paintings by the famous Jewish painter Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). I selected ‘Burning House’ (1913).

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Art #Ekphrasis #History #Interpretation #Jewish #JewishHistory #MarcChagall #Painting #Poem #Poetry #Sijo

#art #ekphrasis #history #interpretation #jewish #jewishhistory

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 11:59 UTC

Still, or: Shabbat tables call

A Sijo

snowlight whitens the village roofs
while burning windows glow askew;
through rising smoke a wagon tilts
while alleyways darken again;
still our Shabbat tables call
through centuries of ashes

d’Verse: Don’t box me in

At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several paintings by the famous Jewish painter Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). I selected ‘Burning House’ (1913).

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Art #Ekphrasis #History #Interpretation #Jewish #JewishHistory #MarcChagall #Painting #Poem #Poetry #Sijo

#art #ekphrasis #history #interpretation #jewish #jewishhistory

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 11:59 UTC

Still, or: Shabbat tables call

A Sijo

snowlight whitens the village roofs
while burning windows glow askew;
through rising smoke a wagon tilts
while alleyways darken again;
still our Shabbat tables call
through centuries of ashes

d’Verse: Don’t box me in

At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several paintings by the famous Jewish painter Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). I selected ‘Burning House’ (1913).

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Art #Ekphrasis #History #Interpretation #Jewish #JewishHistory #MarcChagall #Painting #Poem #Poetry #Sijo

#sijo #poetry #poem #painting #marcchagall #jewishhistory

UofA Map/GIS Librarian @[email protected] · 2026-04-26 · 21:56 UTC

the map.. took shape... in pieces - from the.. drawer.. each line in its own ornate typeface.. #Himalayas.. covered in shades of pink that transitioned to greens.. barely held together by a yellow strip of long degraded tape.. (J. Cheshire The Library of Lost Maps) tinyurl.com/53dttvf9 #ekphrasis

#himalayas #ekphrasis