read write prompt #36: ekphrastic extravaganza

fibonacci, by Rick Mobbs

[not a] Fib

You
live
in a
shell, a nautilus
shell, a miraculous pearly husk.

You
live
in the
shell with a
light. The light is alive,

it
shimmers
in the
iridescent glow inside
the shell. The shell curves

in
a
marvelous spiral.
These are your
chambers. You live in light.

 

This week's prompt was ekphrastic extravaganza. Here is Christine's article on ekphrastic poetry. Here is a Wikipedia article on fibonacci poetry, which this actually isn't; I counted words instead of syllables.

Revised 24 July: changed the pronoun from she to you.

Comments

[rick]

I am fascinated by the idea of fibonacci poetry. Your poem is lovely, the spirit and the form, and the thoughts.

[Nathan]

This preserves and amplifies all of the painting's mystery and wonder. Great work

[SB]

rick: it was an easy choice of paintings -- this one seems meant for Watermark, don't you think?

Nathan: Thank you. I'm glad to have discovered your site.

[Dick]

I love this, Sharon.