Lillian at dVerse is hosting Poetics and has invited us to view four pieces of Catrin Welz-Stein’s art work as a visual stimulus to writing either an ekphrastic poem, or other poetic response. dVerse Poets – Poetics
“Beautiful moons make for special nights.” Verna Clay
Unlocking The Light Moon smiled and said, in a voice that floated, if you truly love me you'll find the welcome swallow who holds the key to my cosmic desire and fly to me that I may unlock the light dispelling shadow darkly deep, that is yours, and mine. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Love the art and your response, Paul.
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Many thanks Sandy.
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My pleasure.
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Hey Paul… The prompt image you chose was very well expressed, fine writing. I really like these Welz-Stein artworks.
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Rob, thank you for those encouraging thoughts, very much appreciated, yes, I really love these art works so much to work with.
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You are locked into a moon theme lately Paul.
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Indeed, it has been an interesting few weeks, I do love the stars.
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So nice to be able to unlock the gates to the light
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Yes, what a fabulous moment, the journey of life to light.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford.
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Many thanks Jonathan.
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ORT-ORT-ORT-!
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🙂
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This is fantastic!
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Thank you so much Ken, powerful response.
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I think you’re the first one using this image, who’s written in the voice of the moon. Love it! And most especially these words:
“find the welcome swallow
who holds the key to my
cosmic desire and fly to me”
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Thank you very much Lillian, I have been on a moon theme lately so this came at a good time for me.
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A perfect ekphrastic expression of the surreal painting! (There is something about the painting that really appeals to me.)
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Yes, there were four choices, all wonderful, but birds and keys and moon just sold itself instantly. Thank you for the your expressive response Liz.
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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Love that the light is being unlocked to freely flow.
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Many thanks, yes, what a thought.
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I like the light of the moon unlocking your dark secrets!
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I have often pondered that the moon is far more invitational to intimacy that any other star, including the sun. I’m encouraged to think that it brought some joy.
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This is a crystalline gem. It needs nothing more or less. Perfect. Thank you.
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Thank you so much for that.
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Both mysterious and inviting, Paul, like the luminous moon.
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I like that thought Lynn.
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Wonderful! May the darkness be dispelled in the flames of the light of love.
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I like that thought, thank you Lisa.
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You’re welcome.
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I really like this one. Definitely sharing it on my Twitter. 🙂
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Thank you so much Michy, much appreciated
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Love those last two lines.
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That is the bit that made all the sense in the world to me, and yet took the longest to arrive. I’m sure that will make sense, Thank you for that Jane.
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Perfect sense 🙂
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🙂
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This is cool!
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So glad you enjoyed it.
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Gorgeous! I love the idea of unlocking the light 😀 a fresh perspective on the artwork! 💝
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Many thanks Sanaa, much appreciated 🙂
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I love the moon’s “voice that floated” – Just perfect as it sets up the rest of the imagery 🙂
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Thank you so much Dora 🙂
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Loving your ‘luna’ series, Paul 🙂
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Gotta keep that Luna fan club happy, and why not so much to write, thank you Chris for those encouraging words.
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A very romantic answer, the image had questioned.
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Yes, such a good image to work with, and I did enjoy turning to romance. 😉
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Thank you, Paul! Very appreciated, in this dark environment, autumn is bringing to us. 😉 Enjoy your weekend! Michael
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Yes, that northern winter is coming.
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Loving your moon poems
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I see the moon and you see the moon from our backyards. This poem gives me hope.
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I read while imagining the smile of the moon
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How delightful, thank you for sharing that 🙂
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