I’m finding a lot of synchronicity with this ekphrastic poetry series. Or it could just be that I’m drawn to art which infuses everyday activities with quiet dignity. The artist here is James McNeill Whistler, he of Whistler’s Mother. He’s…
For the Cubists – A Poem
The artist here, Ben Benn was a pioneering modernist. Born in 1884 in what is now known as Ukraine, he migrated to America with his family and settled in New York, where he first exhibited in the early 1900s with…
Dinner Favors – A Meditation
Spreading positive vibes with poetry, and music. I find making these “meditations” inspiring and uplifting, too. It’s beautiful to connect to old words. Words: Arthur Macy (1842-1904). Poem in the public domain. Images: PexelsMusic: YouTube Library Here is another meditation.
Apple Haiku
Apple Haiku In a housemaid’s gaze,the apple, peeled and quartered —no evil, just good. ©elsp 2025 I was particularly struck, not just by the concentration in this young woman’s face and demeanour, but by the notes on The Met website…
Meadow and Orchard Meditation
Spreading positive vibes with poetry, and music. I find making these “meditations” inspiring and uplifting, too. It’s beautiful to connect to old words. Words: Edward Shanks (1892-1953). Poem in the public domain. Images: PexelsMusic: YouTube Library
The Milkmaid – A Poem
Continuing the food ekphrasis series. Simplicity I wish for the mindfulness of a milkmaid.And the right dress, simple in design,jaunty as daffodils, and a clothabout a waist, sleeves rolled up, and a face,un-creased by worry or care,a kerchief to hold…
Sprinkle and Drizzle Meditation
I’ve been posting these videos for several months over on Bluesky for a bit of fun. For technical reasons, I decided the best way to compile and share is through YouTube. I’m slowly building up the library on YouTube (slowly…
Merrymakers in an Inn – A Poem
This poem is an apostrophe, and by that I don’t mean a punctuation mark! Excuse me if you already know this!😃 In grammar, apostrophes either indicate possession, or they stand in for missing letters . As literary devices, apostrophes also…
Merchant’s Wife and Chocolate – A Poem
In The Merchant’s Wife poem, I continue my poeticised response to “food-related” art, specifically in this painting as to what they may be having for breakfast or morning tea. If you’d like a close-up of the painting, click on “source”…
Ode – A Poem
Ode To An Unknown Artist The way you paint the apricots,cherub’s bottoms, not afterthoughts!The table laid just so,the way our glances gofrom flower to vase to melon,makes me think you were a woman. I see you in white crinoline,dome skirt,…
Versatile Capsicum/Pepper, Warm/Cold Salad
*Cue that Mariah Carey song about a hero coming along.* Can you hear it? Here’s a reminder: Well, I happen to believe the humble capsicum/pepper is a hero. Here’s why: And it’s certainly the hero of this capsicum/pepper salad, which…
After Chekhov – A Poem
This poem in my ekphrastic series is inspired not by one art source, but by two. Both works of art — a painting, and a short story — were completed within a decade of each other. Chekhov’s Tea In the…
