
An explanation inside. Written for an ekphrasis poetry class assignment.
Rated: Fiction K+ - English - Drama - Words: 99 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 05-17-07 - Status: Complete - id: 2363032
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This was for a poetry class assignment, in which we were to write a phony "ekphrasis" poem. We had to visualize a painting and then write a poem about it. I "chose" a painting of the Annunciation (I think?) and interpreted it as the legend of Zeus and Danaë.
Onward (Danaë and the Sun)
She drops to her knees,
soiling her gown of royal blue,
paying her respects to
a few rays of sunlight
masquerading as her lord.
A porcelain-cheeked angel
makes grand proclamations
as the golden sun
caresses her cheek
and slips inside her gown.
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